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The Republic of Void4

“WE SHALL NEVER DIE”

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Basket Case
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Truckler

Location: The Call of The Void

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Void4

Population3.253 billion

Currencyfijsd
Animalfjeksn dme

The Republic of Void4 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 3.253 billion Void4ians 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 medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 36.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Void4ian economy, worth 32.4 trillion fijsds 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 a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 9,961 fijsds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, Harry Potter books are banned, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Void4's national animal is the fjeksn dme, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Void4 is ranked 289,901st in the world and 26th in The Call of The Void for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 6,345.58 Standard Monetary Units.

Top
5%
Most Income Equality: 3,543rdMost Authoritarian: 13,690thTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 24,758th
Top
10%
Most World Assembly Endorsements: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void fell from "Truckler" to "Vassal".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void fell from "Vassal" to "Apprentice".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : Void4's influence in The Call of The Void rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Void4 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Authoritarian and the Top 10% for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Void4, organ donation is compulsory.
  • : Following new legislation in Void4, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests.

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