Nation/Routcher

The Holy Empire of Routcher is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Alexander IV with an iron fist, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 778 million Routcherians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Education, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Mary. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.9%.

The very strong Routcherian economy, worth 49.3 trillion Crowns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 63,327 Crowns, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, the suicide rate mysteriously skyrockets during census years, and Emperor Alexander IV has just been declared ruler of Routcher in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Routcher's national animal is the stag, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Routcher is ranked 93,856th in the world and 13th in Alliance of Absolute Monarchs for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,651.86 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.