Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | ||
Civil Rights: World Benchmark |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Average |
Regional Influence: Page
Location: the Rejected Realms
Population | 14.441 billion |
Capital | Elathuria |
Currency | Brass Button |
Animal | Death Meadow Dragon |
The Most Serene Republic of Delight is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 14.441 billion Delightists enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elathuria. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Delightian economy, worth a remarkable 1,404 trillion Brass Buttons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is 97,255 Brass Buttons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
People stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating, visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, cinemas play art-house movies to ever-shrinking audiences as film critics rule the industry, and the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delight's national animal is the Death Meadow Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Delight is ranked 8,199th in the world and 184th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Food Quality, scoring 174.26 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Delight, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene.
- : Delight was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, cinemas play art-house movies to ever-shrinking audiences as film critics rule the industry.
- : Delight endorsed The Baking Style of Tungstan.
- : Delight was endorsed by The Baking Style of Tungstan.
- : Delight was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Inclusive, Most Advanced Public Education, Most Developed, Most Influential, and Highest Food Quality.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, people stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne.
- : Delight endorsed The The Holy Republic of Regione Calabria.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 25 » Falangist Quebec, New Anarchisticstan, Andromeda Islands, Saavir Yuvon, Lux Prima, Nadarena, Chocolatistan, Orcuo, Stralfcyde, Arctic Lands, Ignormus, Nation6, Rathesia, Europeasia, Elaribel, Angbhand, Dakota, Northern Estrian Islands, Moloto Japan, New French Nation, Llanfyrhall, ECC Norway, Mad Jack Is Rejected, Regione Calabria, and Tungstan.