The Republic of Solme is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 236 million Solms are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 32.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Solmish economy, worth 3.93 trillion livres a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 16,648 livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Internet flame wars have been known to cause real-world casualties, the internet has been placed under government control, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, and short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solme's national animal is the dove.
Solme is ranked 239,027th in the world and 3rd in Carrelimetrasosphere for Largest Black Market, with 239 billion Standard Monetary Units.
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Solme was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Income Equality.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, short shrift is being given to applications for political asylum from illegal immigrants.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky.
- : Solme was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth, Safest, Most Income Equality, and Most Pacifist.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, the internet has been placed under government control.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, internet flame wars have been known to cause real-world casualties.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, organ donation rates have hit a new low.
- : Following new legislation in Solme, kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles.
- : Solme was reclassified from "Scandinavian Liberal Paradise" to "Democratic Socialists".
- : Following new legislation in Solme, military spending is on the increase.