Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | ||
Civil Rights: Superb |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Very Good |
Regional Influence: Newcomer
Location: Osiris
Population | 10.768 billion |
Capital | Owen |
Leader | Dr Moran |
Currency | OZ |
Animal | chicken |
The People's Republic of Owans is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Dr Moran with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless population of 10.768 billion Owens enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The medium-sized, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Owen. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Owansian economy, worth a remarkable 1,957 trillion OZZES a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 181,805 OZZES, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, and cheese lovers have a case of the bleus. Crime is totally unknown. Owans's national animal is the chicken, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Owans is ranked 7,308th in the world and 341st in Osiris for Most Cultured, scoring 137 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Owans's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Owans was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations.
- : Owans's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Owans's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Following new legislation in Owans, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus.
- : Following new legislation in Owans, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells.
- : Owans lodged a message on the Osiris Regional Message Board.
- : Owans was refounded in Osiris.
- : Owans ceased to exist in Lazarus.
- : Owans was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.