Nation/Chruse

The Federal Republic of Chruse is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 284 million Chruseans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 73.2%.

The sizeable but inefficient Chrusean economy, worth 14.9 trillion Dollars 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 52,550 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chruse's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Chruse is ranked 143,909th in the world and 5th in Rahanorn Empire for Nudest, with 40.25 Cheeks Per Square Mile.