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The Protectorate of Okishim

“These are times we'll miss”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Newcomer

Location: Osiris

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Okishim

Population16.1 billion

FaithVioletism

CurrencyRarow
Animalvampire bat

The Protectorate of Okishim is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 16.1 billion Okishimians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, although Healthcare, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy is ignored. The average income tax rate is 70.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Okishimian economy, worth a remarkable 1,376 trillion Rarows 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, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 85,517 Rarows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Military training in Okishim emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs, panicking criminals no longer flush contraband down the toilet, politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times, and military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Okishim's national animal is the vampire bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Violetism.

Okishim is ranked 246,039th in the world and 7,768th in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 20.0962024162 days.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 3,389thMost Devout: 8,682ndMost Rebellious Youth: 9,672ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,978thLargest Black Market: 12,523rdTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 17,733rdHighest Economic Output: 19,827thLargest Populations: 23,694thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,809thMost Advanced Public Education: 25,354thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 26,928th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 222nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 490th in the regionMost Devout: 505th in the regionTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 564th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 649th in the regionLargest Populations: 709th in the regionLargest Black Market: 998th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Okishim's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft.
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times.
  • : Okishim's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Okishim's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, panicking criminals no longer flush contraband down the toilet.
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, military training in Okishim emphasizes the tactical advantages of stabbing backs.
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children.
  • : Following new legislation in Okishim, scientists are not permitted to ask questions.
  • : Okishim altered its national flag.

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