Population | 4.495 billion |
Capital | Levaris |
Leader | Kaiser Manfred I |
Currency | Guilder |
Animal | Barracuda |
The Imperial Federation of Haarlen is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Kaiser Manfred I with a fair hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.495 billion Haarlentons are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Levaris. The average income tax rate is 84.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Haarlenian economy, worth 502 trillion Guilders a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,782 Guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.
Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Haarlentons, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, and economists claim no news is good news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Haarlen's national animal is the Barracuda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Haarlen is ranked 287,357th in the world and 1st in Halcyont for Most Stationary, with 4.1184348642 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Haarlen's influence in Halcyont rose from "Zero" to "Hermit".
- : Haarlen relocated from Osiris to Halcyont.
- : Haarlen founded the region Halcyont.
- : Haarlen altered its national flag.
- : Haarlen was refounded in Osiris.
- : Haarlen ceased to exist in Halcyont.
- : Haarlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Haarlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Haarlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Haarlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.