Popinjay
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| Motto: "The Fire of Popinjay shines bright in those who follow." | |
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| Region | The Black Land |
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| Capital | Popinjox |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | Lord Popinjay |
| Population | 2.306 Billion |
| Currency | Shest'a |
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Government Type
The Socialist Republic of Popinjay changes weekly from Corrupt Dictatorship to Democratic Socialists.
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The Socialist Republic of Popinjay is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, cynical population of 2.306 billion are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Religion & Spirituality, and Defence. The average income tax rate is 93%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.
Waste is frequently shipped to other countries, the arms industry is strictly regulated, the government seizes all major gold finds, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Popinjay's national animal is the First Ones, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Shesta.
