The Empire of SN Riga is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 4.911 billion SN Rigans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 24.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The SN Rigan economy, worth 199 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,597 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
Programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, and weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SN Riga's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
SN Riga is ranked 101,300th in the world and 7th in Soviet Navy for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,850.23 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
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National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
SN Riga, weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, diaper ads feature vertically-challenged adults wearing bootees.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes.
- : Following new legislation in SN Riga, the SN Riga Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise.