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“May you forever prosper, Belarus!” President Aleksandr Lukashenko
| Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists | ||
| Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Regional Influence: Page
Location: Greater Middle East
| Population | 15.243 billion |
| Capital | Minsk |
| Leader | President Aleksandr Lukashenko |
| Faith | Orthodox Christianity |
| Currency | Ruble |
| Animal | Wisent |
The Republic of Belarus of The Great Expanses is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Aleksandr Lukashenko with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 15.243 billion Belarusians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Minsk. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.
The frighteningly efficient Belarusian economy, worth a remarkable 3,175 trillion Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 208,310 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
It takes at least three to tango, the government's giant servers are often used as a tourist trap, children entertain themselves by throwing rocks through the windows of world-class museums, and the nation operates a "finders-keepers" policy with other nations' citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Great Expanses's national animal is the Wisent, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.
The Great Expanses is ranked 8,240th in the world and 5th in Greater Middle East for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 14,453.38 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
National Happenings
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The Great Expanses was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced and the Top 5% for Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Economic Output, Highest Average Incomes, and Most Inclusive.
- : The Great Expanses was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : The Great Expanses altered its national flag.
- : The Great Expanses changed its national animal to "Wisent", its capital to "Minsk", its currency to "Ruble", its demonym to "Belarusian", its demonym adjective to "Belarusian", its faith to "Orthodox Christianity", its leader to "President Aleksandr Lukashenko", its motto to "May you forever prosper, Belarus!", and its nation type to "Republic of Belarus".
- : The Great Expanses published "Belarus app" (Meta: Gameplay).
- : The Great Expanses's influence in Greater Middle East rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : The Great Expanses changed its national nation type to "Place".
- : The Great Expanses published "n/a" (Meta: Reference).
- : The Great Expanses changed its national animal to "primate", its capital to "adelaide", its currency to "gibbo", its demonym to "none", its demonym adjective to "none", its leader to "placeholder", and its motto to "n/a".
- : The Great Expanses was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
