Spranten
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| Motto: Kolag mi Ta | |
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| Capital | Hodati |
| Official Language(s) | Sprandig |
| Leader | Kela Liot |
| Population | 200 million |
| Currency | Olag |
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The Republic of Spranten is a large, pleasant nation with a beautiful coastline.
Founded in 1874 after a long and traumatic war of independence, Spranten has a strong national identity, founded on a unique musical and poetic tradition, and a strong belief in direct democracy.
The political process is open and the many newspapers, radio stations and TV companies are free of political interference by statute.
Government is by a form of direct democracy and representational democracy. Parliamentarians are elected by the provinicial governments. In turn, the provincial government is elected by local government, which is controlled by the local populace through general meetings to which all may attend. In addition, refereda are common, increasingly using the new Digital Government system introduced during the last two years. The cabinet is selected by direct mandate every four years.
The average income tax rate is 57%, but much higher for the wealthy. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. National service is compulsory.
Economically, Spranten is well-developed. There is a large private sector. The country is self-sufficient in food, with substantial exports from the large surpluses produced. In addition, the verdant forests underwrite the world-famous specialised woodchip industry. The Information Technology sector is growing dramatically - ST recently reported that 70% of the population have access to broadband and 80% have an Internet-capable mobile telephone.
Spranten's national animal is the hoopoo and its currency is the olag.
