The Empire of Colomban is a fledgling, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 6 million Colombanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 51.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The Colombanian economy, worth 234 billion Colombs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,999 Colombs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Colomban's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Colomban is ranked 100,344th in the world and 66th in Imperatus for Nicest Citizens, with 14.64 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Colomban's influence in Imperatus rose from "Zero" to "Minnow".
- : Colomban was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens and the Top 10% for Most Authoritarian and Most Conservative.
- : Following new legislation in Colomban, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
- : Colomban was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
- : Colomban published "Численность армии" (Factbook: Military).
- : Colomban was founded in Imperatus.