Sporadynia
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| Motto: Smile a lot; then people will like you. | |
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| Region | Land of Unity |
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| Capital | Eibuprovin |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Leader | Eunice O'Hara |
| Population | 12 million |
| Currency | The panik |
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Overview: The Republic of Sporadynia is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 14 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
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 Education, Social Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 88%, 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.
The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, euthanasia is legal, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sporadynia's national animal is the kitten, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the panik.
History:
In 1998, SpectraCorp, a shadowy corporate entity from the United States, held their annual holiday party at a resort hotel in the extremely volatile land of Staivokhaztan. At some time around 1:30 AM on January 14, a thirty-four-year-old mid-level manager named Nathan J. Olbermann went outside for a cigarette. Upon his return twelve minutes later, he informed co-workers that he was now officially in charge of the region, but was unable to satisfactorily explain what exactly had taken place. Olbermann's announcement was initially greeted with skepticism and some derision, both of which were squashed by the new leader's recently acquired private army of 10,000 soldiers.
