Nation/New Stoichia

The People's Republic of New Stoichia is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 136 million New Stoichians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 64.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant New Stoichian economy, worth 1.97 trillion Libres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 14,474 Libres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, and according to the latest national census as many as two-thirds of the respondents possibly consider 'violet' their favorite color. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Stoichia's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Stoichia is ranked 140,832nd in the world and 235th in USSD for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 206.5 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.