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The Awesomium of New Youland
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| Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
| Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: All-Consuming |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: Cental Pacific Archipelago |
Regional Influence: Power |
The Awesomium of New Youland is a massive, economically powerful nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.829 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Beef-Based Agriculture and Automobile Manufacturing.
Murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation, school uniforms are compulsory, and teenage fathers are forced to join the army. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. New Youland's national animal is the knarf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the fol.
New Youland is ranked 3rd in the region and 30,662nd in the world for Nudest.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity: 8 hours ago
- 4 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, teenage fathers are forced to join the army.
- 10 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, school uniforms are compulsory.
- 28 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation.
- 32 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour.
- 37 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses'.
- 49 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons.
- 59 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, the government seizes all major gold finds.
- 66 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, suppression of pro-democracy protests is a daily occurrence.
- 67 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, Max Barry is this year's Miss New Youland.
- 67 days ago: Following new legislation in New Youland, children have taken to using semaphore in light of the recent mobile phone ban.
