Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Powerhouse |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner
Location: Aerospace
The Republic of Dresden GER is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and smutty television. The cynical, devout population of 2.478 billion Dresden GERians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 47.9%.
The powerhouse Dresden GERian economy, worth 236 trillion euros 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. 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 95,385 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.
An extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves, and pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dresden GER's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Dresden GER is ranked 132,663rd in the world and 644th in Aerospace for Smartest Citizens, with 31.91 quips per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, singles on the dating scene no longer worry about looking their age.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations".
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, school uniforms are compulsory.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, babies are a small but significant export.
- : Following new legislation in
Dresden GER, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation.