Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Minnow
Location: The North Pacific
Population | 23.018 billion |
Capital | Gauja |
Leader | Greg Grant |
Currency | ducat |
Animal | Jaguar |
The Federation of Kortik is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Greg Grant with an even hand, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, pith helmet sales, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 23.018 billion Kortikians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gauja. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Kortikian economy, worth a remarkable 9,210 trillion ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 400,151 ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
It's never "just a game" with Kortikian sports fans, bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, and scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kortik's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Kortik is ranked 2,651st in the world and 64th in The North Pacific for Most Stationary, with 3,875.70585288 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Kortik was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, scientists earn more grant money for reproducing old experiments than trying anything new.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, it's never "just a game" with Kortikian sports fans.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes.
- : Kortik was reclassified from "Corrupt Dictatorship" to "Democratic Socialists".
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, directors of low-budget sci-fi films are flocking to use Gauja as a backdrop.
- : Following new legislation in Kortik, cigarettes are dead-cheap.