The People's Republic of Skaldor is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 8 million Skaldorians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The weak Skaldorian economy, worth 230 billion Ration Cards 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 Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 28,803 Ration Cards, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, organ donation is compulsory, the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Skaldor' is a smash hit, and the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skaldor's national animal is the Ant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Skaldor is ranked 330,563rd in the world and 1,182nd in Concord for Largest Black Market, with zero Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Skaldor's influence in Concord rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Skaldor's influence in Concord rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Skaldor was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative and Most Authoritarian and the Top 10% for Highest Average Tax Rates, Largest Welfare Programs, and Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
- : Skaldor's influence in Concord rose from "Zero" to "Hatchling".
- : Skaldor changed its national motto to "Workers of the world, unite!".
- : Following new legislation in Skaldor, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles.
- : Following new legislation in Skaldor, the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Skaldor' is a smash hit.
- : Following new legislation in Skaldor, organ donation is compulsory.
- : Following new legislation in Skaldor, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
- : Skaldor was founded in Concord.