Population | 13.036 billion |
Capital | Stanford Bridge |
Leader | Emperor Bartholomew IX |
Faith | Imperial Cult |
Currency | ruble |
Animal | Boar |
The Empire of Diesco is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Bartholomew IX with an iron fist, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, sprawling nuclear power plants, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 13.036 billion Diescoans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stanford Bridge. The average income tax rate is 93.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Diescoan economy, worth a remarkable 4,343 trillion rubles 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. 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 an amazing 333,159 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.
Citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow, old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, and loudmouthed journalists are given the chop. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Diesco's national animal is the Boar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Imperial Cult.
Diesco is ranked 7,504th in the world and 172nd in the Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 93.22 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
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Diesco, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop.
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Diesco, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques.
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Diesco, old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation.
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Diesco, citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow.
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Diesco was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Cultured.
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Diesco, Diescoan royals love to remind their siblings who was adopted first.
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Diesco was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
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Diesco, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain.
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Diesco, international trade can be a pain to deal with.
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Diesco was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.