The Community of Silurus is a fledgling, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning catfish population. The democratic, devout population of 5 million Silurusians 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 is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Welfare, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 38.5%.
The Silurusian economy, worth 204 billion mamas a year, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,936 mamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.
Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silurus's national animal is the catfish .
Silurus is ranked 256,511th in the world and 2,250th in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 20.74 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
