Zurginia
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The Scientific Republic of Zurginia | |||||
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Motto: "Scientia Est Potentia." | |||||
Isles of Zurginia
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Capital and largest city | Mimbles | ||||
Official languages | English | ||||
Demonym | Zurginian | ||||
Government | Democratic Socialist Parliamentary State | ||||
- | Administrator | Dr. Z. (ZSP) | |||
History | |||||
- | Independence from Great Britain | 1712 | |||
- | Rise of Zurginian Empire | 1790 | |||
- | Socialist Revolution | 1920 | |||
Area | |||||
- | Total | 461,385 km2 178,141 sq mi |
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Population | |||||
- | 2014 estimate | 2,235,000,000 | |||
GDP (nominal) | 2014 estimate | ||||
- | Total | 7,516,676,799,930.02 (USD) | |||
- | Per capita | 3,363.17 (USD) | |||
Currency | Zurginian Pound (£Z ) |
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Time zone | ROUS Standard | ||||
Date format | dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy |
The Scientific Republic of Zurginia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Administrator with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its compassionate population of 2.235 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, the Environment, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mimbles. The average income tax rate is 91%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.