Condealism

Condealism is the Councillor for Legislation

The Councillor for Legislation of Condealism is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Chiron Kingdom-Bringer with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 3.274 billion Condealists enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Coolidge. Income tax is unheard of.

The powerhouse Condealistic economy, worth 432 trillion private currencies a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Gambling, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 132,091 private currencies, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,056,209 per year while the poor average 3,870, a ratio of 272 to 1.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Fort Coolidge Times is sold out, votes of no confidence regularly remove unwanted MPs, and vermilion eagle sanctuaries have been taken over by hydraulic fracturing sites. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Condealism's national animal is the vermilion eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.