User:Atarilynx999/East Korea

The Democratic People's Republic of East Korea is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6 million east koreans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The strong east korean economy, worth 338 billion won a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 56,480 won, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 307,498 per year while the poor average 5,327, a ratio of 57.7 to 1.

Graffiti graces every city's streets, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them, and the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. East Kor-ea's national animal is the penguin.