The Republic of Starlight Ruby is a massive, genial nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 1.87 billion Starlight Rubyians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Starlight Rubyian economy, worth 200 trillion lotuses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,028 lotuses, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.
Foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners, and there is one competing standard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Ruby's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Starlight Ruby is ranked 273,842nd in the world and 4,838th in eta for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -61.8 on the Hayek Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Starlight Ruby, there is one competing standard.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, weather forecasts regularly cover meteor showers.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom.
- : Starlight Ruby was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, card players are calling the government's bluff on anti-gambling legislation.
- : Following new legislation in Starlight Ruby, exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies".