Population | 2.046 billion |
Capital | Zheltorossiysk |
Leader | Mikhail Yurievich Sorokin |
Currency | ruble |
Animal | duck |
The Republic of Western Gortland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Mikhail Yurievich Sorokin with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.046 billion Western Gortlandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zheltorossiysk. The average income tax rate is 62.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The Western Gortlandian economy, worth 101 trillion rubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,764 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Mikhail Yurievich Sorokin has just been declared ruler of Western Gortland in an international press conference, you're only as old as you feel, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, and commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Western Gortland's national animal is the duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Western Gortland is ranked 137,140th in the world and 3,207th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,052 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Western Gortland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments and Best Weather.
- : Western Gortland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Most Influential and the Top 5% for Most Developed and Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Western Gortland was endorsed by The Only C that Isn't a B of Mad Jack Is Rejected.
- : Western Gortland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Best Weather.
- : Western Gortland was reclassified from "Liberal Democratic Socialists" to "Democratic Socialists".
- : Western Gortland was endorsed by The Jingoistic States of New French Nation.
- : Western Gortland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Western Gortland, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year.
- : Western Gortland lodged a message on the The Rejected Realms Regional Message Board.
- : Western Gortland lodged a message on the The Rejected Realms Regional Message Board.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 18 » New Anarchisticstan, Falangist Quebec, Andromeda Islands, Chocolatistan, Orcuo, Arctic Lands, GreatSlaveia, Nation6, Rathesia, Europeasia, Elaribel, Lux Prima, Moloto Japan, Dakota, Northern Estrian Islands, Syndicasia, New French Nation, and Mad Jack Is Rejected.