| Population | 9.156 billion |
| Capital | Sessaline |
| Leader | A Telepathic Slug |
| Currency | Thought |
| Animal | Strange Creature |
The Planet-sized Zoo of Lactra VII is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by A Telepathic Slug with an even hand, and renowned for its closed borders, fear of technology, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 9.156 billion Lactrans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sessaline. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but underdeveloped Lactran economy, worth 325 trillion Thoughts a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,600 Thoughts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The government's approval ratings go down while its turnover rate goes up, crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others, and journalists often nap through tedious police press briefings. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lactra VII's national animal is the Strange Creature, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Lactra VII is ranked 242,060th in the world and 141st in United Earth Space Probe Agency for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -2.9 on the Hickory Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Lactra VII, journalists often nap through tedious police press briefings.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, the government's approval ratings go down while its turnover rate goes up.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, newspapers are running a front-page picture of A Telepathic Slug holding a crowbar and standing over a bloodied stockbroker.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, cops in Sessaline spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service.
- : Following new legislation in Lactra VII, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication.
