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“Cursed, are those who bear a heart with no flame.”
| Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
| Civil Rights: Very Good |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Regional Influence: Sprat
Location: Europe
| Population | 3.388 billion |
| Capital | Kholodnygorod |
| Leader | Kirill II Zaviryukhin |
| Faith | Cult of Boreas |
| Currency | Grivna |
| Animal | Zmei |
The Holy Imperial Realm of Vikendia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kirill II Zaviryukhin with an iron fist, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, national health service, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 3.388 billion Vikendians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kholodnygorod. The average income tax rate is 82.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Vikendian economy, worth 504 trillion Grivnas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 149,000 Grivnas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The crispy fried liver of a Zmei is prized as a tasty treat by vagrants, nephews and nieces of the monarch resort to begging from relatives in palace halls, the monarchy has adopted absolute primogeniture, and sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vikendia's national animal is the Zmei, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of Boreas.
Vikendia is ranked 10,484th in the world and 180th in Europe for Highest Poor Incomes, with 122,560.6 Standard Monetary Units.
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National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Vikendia was endorsed by 
The Monarchy of Nizar kindom.
- : Vikendia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential.
- : Vikendia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential.
- : Following new legislation in Vikendia, sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside.
- : Following new legislation in Vikendia, the monarchy has adopted absolute primogeniture.
- : Following new legislation in Vikendia, nephews and nieces of the monarch resort to begging from relatives in palace halls.
- : Following new legislation in Vikendia, the crispy fried liver of a Zmei is prized as a tasty treat by vagrants.
- : Following new legislation in Vikendia, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step.
- : Vikendia was endorsed by
The Dystopian Communist Future of Kastopoli Salegliari.
- : Vikendia was endorsed by
The Benevolent Church of Jim the Baptist.
