NationStates | The Armed Republic of Rousannas

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Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights: Average	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Average

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Lazarus

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Armed Republic of Rousannas is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed population of 18.134 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rousannas City. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, billions of chiasmatas are being blown on orbital weapons development, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rousannas's national animal is the beagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the chiasmata.

Rousannas is ranked 3,341st in Lazarus and 130,776th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -494 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

Easter Egg Top 10% of Lazarus for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided Top 1% of Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of Lazarus for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of Lazarus for Most Devout Top 1% of the world for Most Devout Top 1% of Lazarus for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of Lazarus for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 10% of Lazarus for Most Income Equality Top 10% of Lazarus for Largest Public Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Public Sector Top 1% of Lazarus for Happiest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Happiest Citizens Top 1% of Lazarus for Healthiest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Healthiest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates Top 10% of Lazarus for Most Influential Top 10% of the world for Most Influential Top 1% of Lazarus for Least Corrupt Governments Top 1% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments Top 1% of Lazarus for Longest Average Lifespans Top 1% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans Top 1% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates Top 5% of Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates Top 1% of Lazarus for Highest Police Ratios Top 1% of the world for Highest Police Ratios Top 5% of Lazarus for Largest Populations Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations Top 1% of Lazarus for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of Lazarus for Safest Top 1% of the world for Safest Top 1% of Lazarus for Stupidest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Stupidest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Best Weather Top 5% of Lazarus for Best Weather

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 2 hours ago

11 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, organ donation is compulsory.
23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight.
23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, billions of chiasmatas are being blown on orbital weapons development.
1 day 23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces.
1 day 23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one.
2 days 21 hours ago: Rousannas fell out of the world Top 10% for Most Income Equality.
2 days 22 hours ago: Rousannas was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Most Income Equality (last census: Top 5%).
2 days 23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, hundreds of thousands of convicts work as slaves in Rousannas's many privately-owned prisons.
3 days 11 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security.
3 days 23 hours ago: Following new legislation in Rousannas, the mob and the police have recently had numerous clashes in the back alleys of Rousannas's cities due to the government's steadfast anti-casino stance.