Population | 400 million |
Capital | Porto Norte |
Currency | Euro |
Animal | Deer |
The Grand Duchy of Etharlium is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its triple-decker prams, lack of airports, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, devout population of 400 million Etharliumians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Norte. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Etharliumian economy, worth 29.1 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,731 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.
Tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, beggars lack pockets for spare change, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards, and people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etharlium's national animal is the Deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Etharlium is ranked 166,753rd in the world and 8th in The Democratic Assembly for Most Extreme, scoring 17.56 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Etharlium lodged a message on the The Democratic Assembly Regional Message Board.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, beggars lack pockets for spare change.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, putting a mustache on a banknote is considered defacing a national monument.
- : Etharlium was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed and Most Conservative.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, derelict airplanes have been converted into novelty restaurants and hotels.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples.
- : Following new legislation in Etharlium, gun ownership is compulsory.