The Theocracy of New Vipa is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, soft-spoken computers, and complete lack of prisons. The devout population of 359 million New Vipans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 43.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but underdeveloped New Vipan economy, worth 11.1 trillion Bunyas 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Retail, Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. 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 30,985 Bunyas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Animal control is going door-to-door releasing all pets back into the wild, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, and farmers trade ploughshares for swords when military sortition puts them in charge of regiments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Vipa's national animal is the Sea Bunny, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
New Vipa is ranked 183,105th in the world and 234th in Wintreath for Smartest Citizens, with 26.91 quips per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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New Vipa's influence in Wintreath rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
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New Vipa endorsed
The Holy Empire of The Ohkanian Union.
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New Vipa lodged a message on the Wintreath Regional Message Board.
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New Vipa lodged a message on the Wintreath Regional Message Board.
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New Vipa, farmers trade ploughshares for swords when military sortition puts them in charge of regiments.
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New Vipa, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions.
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New Vipa, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements.
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New Vipa, animal control is going door-to-door releasing all pets back into the wild.
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New Vipa, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed.
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New Vipa voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Commend UPC".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 14 » Mania Sims,
Zalann,
Bhadno,
Wintermoot,
Thaarresz,
Nova Zemia,
United Holiness Lands,
Argondy,
Weihbach,
El Bababooey,
Melehan,
Shirikisho La Mipapai,
Dawcreek, and
Los Vrangel.