Population | 11.441 billion |
Capital | Varolum |
Leader | King-Emperor Boris Welmington II |
Faith | Ihdur |
Currency | Varo |
Animal | Dove |
The Monarchial Empire of Varola is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King-Emperor Boris Welmington II with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.441 billion Varolans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Education and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Varolum. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Varolan economy, worth a remarkable 2,864 trillion Varoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 250,347 Varoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, soldiers are "encouraged" to advance by armed officers behind them, people say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, and King-Emperor Boris Welmington II has been nicknamed 'Robomop'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varola's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ihdur.
Varola is ranked 6,104th in the world and 292nd in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 151 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Varola's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Varola's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Varola was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Varola ceased to exist in The North Pacific.
- : Varola altered its national flag.
- : Varola altered its national flag.
- : Varola altered its national flag.
- : Varola's influence in The North Pacific rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Varola relocated from Osiris to The North Pacific.
- : Varola was refounded in Osiris.