The Republic of Raul53 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, parental licensing program, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.115 billion Raul53ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 83.3%.
The frighteningly efficient Raul53ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,303 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 213,158 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.
There is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, the overhead luggage compartment is often full, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, and the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raul53's national animal is the parrot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Raul53 is ranked 236,853rd in the world and 5,837th in the Rejected Realms for Most Primitive, scoring -119.62 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Raul53 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic, Most Avoided, Highest Poor Incomes, Largest Black Market, and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, the overhead luggage compartment is often full.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, the new national mascot has to be wheeled onto the field of play.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired.
- : Following new legislation in Raul53, property owners are terrified of pigeons nesting in their buildings.
- : Raul53 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
