Pharisism
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| Motto: "ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz............." | |
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| Region | Tundra |
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| Official Language(s) | English |
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| Population | 3.0 billion |
| Currency | The Mini-Harvick |
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The Dictatorship of Pharisism is a massive, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.02 billion 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.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71%. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry.
Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors, and artists are pillars of society. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pharisism's national animal is the donkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Mini-Harvick.
History
The Dictatorship of Pharisism is one that is deeply rooted in it's past, and in it's spirituality. We all worship the supreme ruler Juk Pharis, who led the oppressed ancient people to freedom, and formed the city of Paccar. Using the Moroso bay as a tool for economic gain, The Dictatorship of Pharisism has been able to maintain close relations with nearly all of the nations of Tundra.
In the early 11th Century, a small tribe in the southwestern regions of Tundra emerged into civilization. It's possible that the group migrated from some other region in the world, or possibly evolved from the island, into humans. Of course, this theory is highly disregarded as the ancient people's of Pharisism share no biological relationship to the known native inhabitants of Tundra.
Although the tribe's people were very intelligent, they remained very spiritual throughout, always maintaining a close relationship with their emotions and beliefs. As war and famine raged among the the more settled nations, The Ancient tribes of Pharisism remained stead-fast, and unwilling to involve themselves in the warring practices of domination and power.
The southwestern regions of Tundra were mountainous, and contained very little farmable land. This being, the people of Ancient Pharisism decided to try their luck eastward, at the base of the Talladega River, in the present-day nation of PORLD. It wasn't long before neighboring tribes began to infiltrate the area. The hills of PORLD provided a perfect place for wine-making, and spice-growing, while the plains made for a year-round wheat harvest.
As the tribes began to move in, they captured many of the Ancient Pharisism people. There were few left when a mighty leader, Juk Pharis, rose to lead the people of Pharisism. As the opposing tribes began to pressure the remaining members leave, Juk Pharis led the people into the tribes, freeing the enslaved people. Of course, the tribe of Ancient Pharisism wasn't as strong as most, and retreated eastward, once again.
In the late 13th Century, the people settled on the banks of the Moroso Bay. There were small amounts of foothills, and plains wide enough to fill the wheat bins. Many of the tribe's people decided to make a pact to help support each other from neighboring tribes, and began building houses. The City of Paccar was created.
Through the 1600's, the Theocracy of Pharisism (As it was called) changed to an oligarchy, where a small group of people had forced the Pharis name out of rule. Once again, the people of Pharisism were being oppressed. Fortunately, the son of the ousted leader, Jon Pharis, led the people to avenge his father's downfall. As the towns-folk raided the city hall, Jon Pharis ascended to the throne and again assumed control for the Pharis family. Unfortunately, the happy, care-free times of before had to be abandoned for a government that would be able to control the people, and put down any uprising. Thus, we now have the Dictatorship of Pharisism.
As the Technological Revolution ravaged in the late 19th Century, a small group of engineers began to hit upon and idea. With the many wheat harvests in The Dictatorship of Pharisism, there was a need to get the wheat elsewhere. The invention of the diesel engine would bring forth a new industry in The Dictatorship of Pharisism: Truck manufacturing. The company founded was aptly named: PACCAR. PACCAR would go on to become Tundra's leading producer of diesel-powered trucks, and would even supply tanks during the Great Tundran War. After the war, PACCAR recieved a contract from the nation of Sonic the Hedgehog's to manufacture ground equipment for the UTDA. This contract has proven helpful in stimulating the economy of The Dictatorship of Pharisism, and has contributed to many technological improvements over the last 50 years.
