Nation/East Andalucia

The People's Republic of East Andalucia is a fledgling, genial nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 5 million East Andalucians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 42.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The East Andalucian economy, worth 220 billion Hinoks a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,112 Hinoks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Andalucia's national animal is the Union Red Fish.

East Andalucia is ranked 87,697th in the world and 3,344th in The East Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,212.99 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.