Population | 2.368 billion |
Currency | Gold |
Animal | Elephant |
The Republic of Rariteiten III is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.368 billion Rariteiten IIIians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.6%.
The powerhouse Rariteiten IIIian economy, worth 319 trillion Golds 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 134,771 Golds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 416,774 per year while the poor average 33,599, a ratio of 12.4 to 1.
Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, citizens are constantly disappointed to find their nuisance neighbours are still alive, census workers are having a hard time figuring out who is actually living in Rariteiten III after the ban on emigration was lifted, and the new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rariteiten III's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Rariteiten III is ranked 253,198th in the world and 9,888th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 63 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Rariteiten III's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Rariteiten III's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Rariteiten III was refounded in Balder.
- : Rariteiten III ceased to exist in Lazarus.
- : Rariteiten III was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Rariteiten III's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Rariteiten III's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Rariteiten III was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Rariteiten III ceased to exist in Riemst.
- : Rariteiten III's influence in Riemst rose from "Duckspeaker" to "Envoy".