Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Regional Influence: Sprat
Location: Osiris
Population | 7.39 billion |
Currency | pound |
Animal | horse |
The Republic of Urial73 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.39 billion Urial73ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Urial73ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,468 trillion pounds 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an impressive 198,660 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, high school bands practice by moonlight, and political commentators say that Leader's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urial73's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Urial73 is ranked 33,734th in the world and 2,141st in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 80.6 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, political commentators say that Leader's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, high school bands practice by moonlight.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, Leader's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners.
- : Urial73 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector and the Top 10% for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, top-shelf magazines feature risqué centrefold spreads of ladies' wrists.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion.
- : Following new legislation in Urial73, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements.