The Department of Lot is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 9.813 billion Lotoises are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cahors. The average income tax rate is 21.4%.
The strong Lotois economy, worth 468 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,780 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.
Bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes, companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, and the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Lot's national animal is the lion.
Lot is ranked 218,442nd in the world and 45th in Department Store for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 21.42 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Lot, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide.
- : Following new legislation in Lot, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders.
- : Following new legislation in Lot, companies flee the nation rather than pay their fair share of taxes.
- : Following new legislation in Lot, bored politicians often entertain themselves with games of Simon during important votes.
- : Following new legislation in Lot, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Lotoises any less frightened.
- : Lot's influence in Department Store fell from "Superpower" to "Vassal".
- : Lot's influence in Department Store rose from "Zero" to "Superpower".
- : Lot relocated from The Wellspring to Department Store.
- : Lot's influence in The Wellspring rose from "Zero" to "Hatchling".
- : Lot was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors.
