The Republic of -Meursault- is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 10 million -Meursault-ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 37.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The fair -Meursault-ian economy, worth 328 billion Ahns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,811 Ahns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, surveillance cameras are banned, organ donation is compulsory, and cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Meursault-'s national animal is the Animal.
-Meursault- is ranked 253,418th in the world and 17th in Regionate for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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-Meursault-'s influence in Regionate rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : -Meursault-'s influence in Regionate rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : -Meursault-'s influence in Regionate rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Following new legislation in -Meursault-, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy.
- : Following new legislation in -Meursault-, organ donation is compulsory.
- : Following new legislation in -Meursault-, surveillance cameras are banned.
- : Following new legislation in -Meursault-, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public.
- : Following new legislation in -Meursault-, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year.
- : -Meursault- altered its national flag.
- : -Meursault- relocated from Saint Osmund to Regionate.