UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Some
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Few
Location: Louisville
Draconis- is a UN Member
The Republic of Draconis- is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its compassionate, cynical population of 18 million 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.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27%, but much higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Basket Weaving.
Military spending is on the increase, euthanasia is legal, the government is seen to favor Catholics, and punitive tariffs protect local industry. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Draconis-'s national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the dragoon. |
