The Empire of Zenthor is a large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 81 million Zenthorians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Zenthorian economy, worth 1.10 trillion Zentoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 13,598 Zentoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the government's official position on invasive species is 'who cares?', high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, and college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zenthor's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Zenthor is ranked 234,990th in the world and 218th in Dystopian Utopia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 132.96 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.
National Happenings
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Zenthor's influence in Dystopian Utopia rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
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Zenthor's influence in Dystopian Utopia rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
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Zenthor was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality, the Top 5% for Most Authoritarian, and the Top 10% for Most Ignorant Citizens and Most Extreme.
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Zenthor, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys.
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Zenthor's influence in Dystopian Utopia rose from "Zero" to "Sprat".
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Zenthor, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate.
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Zenthor, the government's official position on invasive species is 'who cares?'.
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Zenthor, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.
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Zenthor, Harry Potter books are banned.
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Zenthor, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras.