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The Republic of Soylmon

“Justice, Piety, Loyalty”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Weak
Political Freedoms:
Average

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: Dimmersun

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Soylmon

Population1.857 billion

Currencylira
Animalcrocodile

The Republic of Soylmon is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, digital currency, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed population of 1.857 billion Soylmonians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Soylmonian economy, worth 56.8 trillion lire 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 led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 30,584 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soylmon's national animal is the crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Soylmon is ranked 134,187th in the world and 93rd in Dimmersun for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 735.72 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Income Equality: 22,535thMost Rebellious Youth: 25,097thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 25,507th
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Most Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Income Equality: 3rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3rd in the regionBest Weather: 7th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 11th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11th in the regionTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 13th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 15th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 20th in the regionLargest Governments: 20th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 21st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas".
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs.
  • : Soylmon was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals.
  • : Soylmon was reclassified from "Authoritarian Democracy" to "Democratic Socialists".
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood.
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, nobody knows why the caged crocodile sings.
  • : Following new legislation in Soylmon, a good deed is rewarded with a thank you note attached to a deportation order.
  • : Soylmon was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "Authoritarian Democracy".

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