The Protectorate of Wake DPR is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its lack of airports, state-planned economy, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 423 million Wake DPRians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Healthcare, Defense, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Public Transport aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 15.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong Wake DPRian economy, worth 27.0 trillion 4th Edition Trench Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 63,777 4th Edition Trench Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.
The typical murderer weighs 150kg and has hairy arms, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries, terrified tympanists are finding themselves on the front lines armed only with kettledrums, and the term "Native Wake DPRian" has been redefined as anyone with the same skin color as the majority. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wake DPR's national animal is the Black Spotted Tabby Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Wake DPR is ranked 2,503rd in the world and 1st in New Region oasis for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,684.68 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Wake DPR, the term "Native Wake DPRian" has been redefined as anyone with the same skin color as the majority.
- : Wake DPR was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, terrified tympanists are finding themselves on the front lines armed only with kettledrums.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, the typical murderer weighs 150kg and has hairy arms.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, the government tries to improve relations with hostile countries by sending gift baskets.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, if they thought anyone would listen the older generation would likely say that nobody listens to them any more.
- : Following new legislation in Wake DPR, in-cite-ment never happens at tea parties.