The Republic of Sorterre is a mid-sized, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 56 million Surtirese enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The tiny government prioritizes Spirituality, with Welfare, Education, and Defense also on the agenda, while Environment and Industry aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.
The Surtires economy, worth 3.07 trillion Surtires Llîfure SUⱠs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Gambling. Average income is 54,764 Surtires Llîfure SUⱠs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.
Calling tech support mid-shootout is a common occurrence, the armed forces pride themselves on being conventional and predictable, the hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape, and the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sorterre's national animal is the Leu.
Sorterre is ranked 162,189th in the world and 747th in Concord for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.91 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Sorterre's influence in Concord rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Sorterre changed its national motto to "Ĕoi Faχë An Soe Nasiun".
- : Sorterre changed its national motto to "Ĕoi Faχë Al Ina Nasiun".
- : Sorterre changed its national animal to "Leu", its currency to "Surtires Llîfure SUⱠ", and its motto to "Ĕoi faχë al ina nasiun".
- : Following new legislation in Sorterre, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.
- : Following new legislation in Sorterre, the hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape.
- : Sorterre's influence in Concord rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Following new legislation in Sorterre, the armed forces pride themselves on being conventional and predictable.
- : Following new legislation in Sorterre, calling tech support mid-shootout is a common occurrence.
- : Following new legislation in Sorterre, Surtires military drills look more like joint-Concord exercises than anything else.