The Republic of Ump96 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.418 billion Ump96ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.4%.
The frighteningly efficient Ump96ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,257 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 195,916 rubles, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.
Lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, and the nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump96's national animal is the dolphin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Ump96 is ranked 31,309th in the world and 2,156th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.97 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, the nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, large sections of Ump96 have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, economists claim no news is good news.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, the military struggles with recruitment.
- : Following new legislation in Ump96, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage.
