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The People's Republic of Luterstan

“The government always provides equally!”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Struggling
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Unproven

Location: The East Pacific

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Luterstan

Population50 million

CurrencyTark
AnimalBrown Bear

The People's Republic of Luterstan is a large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 50 million Luterstanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Luterstanian economy, worth 1.22 trillion Tarks 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Book Publishing, Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. 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 24,308 Tarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Luterstan, tumbleweeds are seen blowing through the nation's airspace, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, and the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Luterstan's national animal is the Brown Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Luterstan is ranked 286,052nd in the world and 4,964th in The East Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 2.14 average smiles per day.

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Most Authoritarian: 2,863rdTop
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Most Conservative: 7,309thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 8,335thTop
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Most Income Equality: 24,149thMost Extreme: 24,758th
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Most Authoritarian: 48th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 67th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 108th in the regionMost Conservative: 162nd in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 484th in the regionMost Income Equality: 518th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, tumbleweeds are seen blowing through the nation's airspace.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, foreigners must sell an arm and a leg to afford surgery in Luterstan.
  • : Luterstan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, populations of two-headed Brown Bears have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, red rinses are frequently applied to grey hair.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, investigative journalism into politicians' misbehaviour has abruptly ended.
  • : Following new legislation in Luterstan, requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions.

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