Population | 481 million |
Capital | Oswick |
Currency | Gold Sterling |
Animal | Wolf |
The Kingdom of Vertruse is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its national health service, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 481 million Vertrusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oswick. The average income tax rate is 58.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The all-consuming Vertrusian economy, worth 50.1 trillion Gold Sterlings a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,106 Gold Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.
The intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network, using "inspect element" is grounds for espionage charges, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, and a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vertruse's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Vertruse is ranked 191,434th in the world and 3,458th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Vertruse was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, using "inspect element" is grounds for espionage charges.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, the intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets.
- : Vertruse endorsed The Empire of Meglomania.
- : Vertruse voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sustainable Forest Management"".
- : Vertruse was endorsed by The Empire of Meglomania.
- : Following new legislation in Vertruse, government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 80 » Volaworand, Hong Kong Kowloon and New Territories, Emagination, Khnomania, Goldnation, Curlyhoward, Great Lothian, Land Without Shrimp, Differences-In-Differences, Arscanesia, America Gone Wrong, Nowa Europa, Sporaltryus, ANuadh, Belschaft, Bawkie, Eleuthelrium, Aidenfieeld, Amerion, Tsunamy, Tepertopia, Bohenia, Wehraboos, Ebonhand, Asarana, Altnavia, Ever Testing, Grace Wellesley Thayer, East Endia, Las Filipina, The Free Falklands, Eastern Doncaster, Marnrio, The Weirdo, Legosia, Rebel-topia, The Filippinas, Aodhan, Soem, Pamela And Hepatitis, The Two Jerseys, Drystar, The Solar System Scope, Darakin, Kiasu-ism, Calistan, Valles Stellarum, Ancient Slobovia, Lupusterra, HawkoFon, and 30 others.Kholdan, Atomic Garden, Karatengisa, Abarri, Blipp, PenguinPies, Nakayo, Pepperton, Eastern Juble Lux, Geneek, Canamerico and Greenland, Genoxelande, Qadiworka, Greater Fennovia, Sedunn, Great Scapula, Hacrela, Anarco Argentina, BEEstreetz, Springwalla, 7 Trees, Stelmund, Haya-Nagatoro, Poguelands, Eastern Bahia, Chernaya Zvezda, Bleakfoot, New Amerikan Republic, Lilli Lands, and Meglomania.