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The Republic of Zoshya

“For Religion We Rule.”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: Panam

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Zoshya

Population1.683 billion

CapitalXyzuniq
LeaderIlkun Xyzuniq II
FaithZoshyism

CurrencyVanyir
AnimalZoshyan Scallop

The Republic of Zoshya is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Ilkun Xyzuniq II with an even hand, and remarkable for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, devout population of 1.683 billion Zoshyans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xyzuniq. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zoshyan economy, worth 91.3 trillion Vanyirs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,233 Vanyirs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, a historic rise in the minimum wage has crushed the economy with inflation, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zoshya's national animal is the Zoshyan Scallop, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Zoshyism.

Zoshya is ranked 226,501st in the world and 268th in Panam for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 340.15 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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10%
Most Armed: 17,440thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 19,406thMost Primitive: 20,923rdMost Devout: 21,586thMost Compassionate Citizens: 23,604thNicest Citizens: 24,727thMost Beautiful Environments: 26,889thBest Weather: 31,639th
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionTop
5%
Best Weather: 6th in the regionMost Devout: 7th in the regionMost Armed: 7th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 9th in the regionNicest Citizens: 14th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 15th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 16th in the regionTop
10%
Lowest Crime Rates: 22nd in the regionLargest Populations: 25th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 26th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 28th in the regionMost Primitive: 29th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 34th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
  • : Zoshya was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed.
  • : Zoshya was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, a historic rise in the minimum wage has crushed the economy with inflation.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term.
  • : Zoshya was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, the seventh son of a seventh son is fated to be a millionaire.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, murder rates are on the rise as the popularity of soylent products grows.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoshya, the nation's laws on image rights are amongst the strictest in the world.

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