The Republic of Zapokin is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed population of 301 million Zapokinians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Zapokinian economy, worth 22.8 trillion Toastarian Bolivars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,690 Toastarian Bolivars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Cars are banned, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, mechanics are often exhausted by their work, and giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapokin's national animal is the Harp Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.
Zapokin is ranked 292,862nd in the world and 102nd in The Toastic Assembly for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 23.96 on the Bus Surprisal Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, mechanics are often exhausted by their work.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, cars are banned.
- : Zapokin was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income.
- : Following new legislation in Zapokin, internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Leader to cartoon bears.