The Free Land of Yurthropia
\"Have a happy healthy day\"
UN Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights:
World Benchmark
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Superb
Location: The East Pacific
The Free Land of Yurthropia is a tiny, devout nation, remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-working, intelligent population of 5 million hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.
The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass -- devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 38%. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Book Publishing.
Crime is relatively low. Yurthropia's national animal is the dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the liter.