The Colony of The Eastern Outpost is a very large, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, national health service, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 173 million Eastern Outpostians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but inefficient Eastern Outpostian economy, worth 6.37 trillion Emeralds a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,843 Emeralds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
Grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, and history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Eastern Outpost's national animal is the Ravager.
The Eastern Outpost is ranked 85,975th in the world and 340th in Concord for Safest, scoring 87.68 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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The Eastern Outpost was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative.
- : The Eastern Outpost was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students.
- : The Eastern Outpost was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided, Most Patriotic, Most Developed, Most Conservative, and Most Advanced Public Education.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, squeaky high prepubescent voices recite the patriotic poem "Hail to The Leader!" before each meal.
- : Following new legislation in The Eastern Outpost, politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests.
- : The Eastern Outpost's influence in Concord rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
