Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Sprat
Location: Osiris
Population | 7.443 billion |
Currency | mark |
Animal | unicorn |
The Republic of Urial78 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its public floggings, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.443 billion Urial78ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 81.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Urial78ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,114 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 284,133 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.
Human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, sex changes are routinely performed at Urial78's hospitals, and calling dibs is an unalienable right. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urial78's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Urial78 is ranked 283,717th in the world and 10,594th in Osiris for Highest Food Quality, scoring 5.17 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Urial78 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and the Top 5% for Highest Average Incomes, Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Highest Economic Output.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, calling dibs is an unalienable right.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, sex changes are routinely performed at Urial78's hospitals.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities.
- : Urial78 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, politicians preface their speeches with a declaration that any resemblance to speeches given by individuals living or dead is purely coincidental.
- : Following new legislation in Urial78, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits.