The Republic of Ecclesia the Virtuous is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.474 billion Ecclesia the Virtuousians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 56.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ecclesia the Virtuousian economy, worth 763 trillion dollars 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. 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 impressive 139,435 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ecclesia the Virtuous's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Ecclesia the Virtuous is ranked 4,887th in the world and 42nd in Suspicious for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 12,036.67 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Ecclesia the Virtuous flights to avoid the pay lavatories.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant Ecclesia the Virtuousians.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country.
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Ecclesia the Virtuous, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing.