The Republic of Kivu 35 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, strictly enforced bedtime, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.205 billion Kivu 35ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 53.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The powerhouse Kivu 35ian economy, worth 376 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 89,642 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse, high school bands practice by moonlight, and Kivu 35 Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kivu 35's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Kivu 35 is ranked 88,026th in the world and 2nd in Imperial Astral Union for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 53.52 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Kivu 35's influence in Imperial Astral Union rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
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Kivu 35, Kivu 35 Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere'.
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Kivu 35, high school bands practice by moonlight.
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Kivu 35, roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse.
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Kivu 35, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools.
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Kivu 35, Kivu 35's fine wines are renowned throughout the region.
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Kivu 35, glamping Kivu 35ians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi.
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Kivu 35, a video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news.
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Kivu 35, 50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool.
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Kivu 35, the might of the entire Kivu 35ian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders.