The People's Republic of Zelni is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, avant-garde cinema, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.995 billion Zelnians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 41.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Zelnian economy, worth 652 trillion zeniers a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 163,275 zeniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.
Prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping, eminent domain has been abolished, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, and renewable energy projects have ground to a halt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zelni's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Zelni is ranked 13,159th in the world and 332nd in the Rejected Realms for Most Corrupt Governments, with 131.74 kickbacks per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Zelni was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic, the Top 5% for Highest Disposable Incomes, and the Top 10% for Largest Black Market, Highest Average Incomes, and Most Scientifically Advanced.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, renewable energy projects have ground to a halt.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, eminent domain has been abolished.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, the government is flooded with compensation requests.
- : Zelni was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders.
- : Following new legislation in Zelni, those who don't have a bean to spend don't know a bean about Brasilistanian coffee beans.
