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Most Income Equality: 6thNudest: 1,411thLargest Populations: 5,410th
The District of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Our Community
privy council chairman
Influence
Eminence Grise
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Basket Case
Political Freedom
Outlawed

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Saola

Population27.688 billion

CapitalDistrict City
Leaderprivy council chairman

CurrencyJuno aurum
Animalquick pink fox

The District of Saola is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by privy council chairman with an iron fist, and remarkable for its enforced nudity, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, humorless population of 27.688 billion Saolans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 65.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Saolan economy, worth 176 trillion Juno aurums a year, is highly specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 6,379 Juno aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Privy council chairman has just been declared ruler of Saola in an international press conference, kids laugh off vandalism and arson as "just fun", the state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers, and torture is illegal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saola's national animal is the quick pink fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Saola is ranked 146,970th in the world and 3rd in Abuja for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.6 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Income Equality: 6thNudest: 1,411thTop
5%
Largest Populations: 5,410thMost Authoritarian: 9,668thMost Rebellious Youth: 13,949thTop
10%
Most World Assembly Endorsements: 17,406thMost Stationary: 17,557thMost Ignorant Citizens: 27,265th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Saola was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.

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