The Province of North gate is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.982 billion North gateans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.7%.
The all-consuming North gatean economy, worth 193 trillion Provincial Talers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 97,623 Provincial Talers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 358,845 per year while the poor average 18,779, a ratio of 19.1 to 1.
Extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, increasing numbers of children in North gate have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, and travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North gate's national animal is the Local Labrador, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
North gate is ranked 41,394th in the world and 10th in Urcea for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 779.78 on the Clooney Contribution Index.
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North gate, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, increasing numbers of children in North gate have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, the silencing of dissent speaks volumes about the quality of North gatean democracy.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, a murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, commemoration of the Great Urcea War costs almost as much as the war itself.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, Blackacrean security services are wondering why Leader is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9.
- : Following new legislation in North gate, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content.