Nation/Svorpion

Kingdom of Zurmanx

Strength Through Freedom Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 14,988th The Republic of Svorpion Iron Fist Socialists Influence Zero Region The Sovereign Alliance Civil Rights Superb

Economy Fair

Political Freedom Rare

The Republic of Svorpion is a fledgling, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 6 million Svorpionians are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 33.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair Svorpionian economy, worth 209 billion Volts 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Tourism. 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 34,878 Volts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Svorpion's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svorpion's national animal is the Scorpion.

Svorpion is ranked 121,283rd in the world and 49th in The Sovereign Alliance for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,076.56 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.