The Department of Charente is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.476 billion Charentaises 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 medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Angoulême. The average income tax rate is 22.0%.
The large but inefficient Charentais economy, worth 180 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,991 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.
Fighter pilots crash out of the air after failing to understand their foreign instruction manuals, withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and birdsong in the mountains has to be loud enough to drown out nearby jackhammers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charente's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Charente is ranked 106,640th in the world and 42nd in Department Store for Most Patriotic, with 15.68 flags saluted per person per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Charente, birdsong in the mountains has to be loud enough to drown out nearby jackhammers.
- : Following new legislation in Charente, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations.
- : Following new legislation in Charente, withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats.
- : Following new legislation in Charente, fighter pilots crash out of the air after failing to understand their foreign instruction manuals.
- : Following new legislation in Charente, it's best to decline if Leader offers to buy a round of drinks.
- : Charente's influence in Department Store fell from "Superpower" to "Vassal".
- : Charente's influence in Department Store rose from "Zero" to "Superpower".
- : Charente relocated from The Wellspring to Department Store.
- : Charente's influence in The Wellspring rose from "Zero" to "Hatchling".
- : Charente was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
