The People's Republic of VoxPopuli is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 87 million VoxPopulians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 44.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The basket case VoxPopulian economy, worth 855 billion Runas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,832 Runas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. VoxPopuli's national animal is the human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
VoxPopuli is ranked 100,153rd in the world and 2,243rd in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : VoxPopuli's influence in The East Pacific rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : VoxPopuli was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Income Equality.
- : VoxPopuli was founded in The East Pacific.
