The Republic of -markanite- is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, ritual sacrifices, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 23.775 billion -markanite-ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Capital. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient -markanite-ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,404 trillion Tacoes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,127 Tacoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.
War memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese, and TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -markanite-'s national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
-markanite- is ranked 25,814th in the world and 245th in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 85.37 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
-markanite-, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas.
- : -markanite- was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist.
- : -markanite- was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Best Weather.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, recreational drug businesses are regularly pruned if they grow above the maximum legal size.
- : Following new legislation in -markanite-, people who get diabetes can sue donut manufacturers.
