The Republic of San Ortelio is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 627 million San Ortelioans 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 Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Catrallo. The average income tax rate is 24.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The San Ortelioan economy, worth 35.4 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,398 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
Jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', the nation's youth would rather watch paint dry than the news, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, and students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. San Ortelio's national animal is the tiger.
San Ortelio is ranked 225,319th in the world and 86th in Rushmore for Highest Drug Use, scoring 12.8 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
San Ortelio, students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, the nation's youth would rather watch paint dry than the news.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses'.
- : San Ortelio was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, a government program is underway to revitalize San Ortelio's beaches.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, there's a bright dawn ahead for San Ortelio.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, farmers have taken to hunting billionaires who encroach on their land.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars.
- : Following new legislation in San Ortelio, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy.
