Population | 1.606 billion |
Currency | The Sark Pound |
Animal | The Sark Cow |
The Fiefdom of The Isle of Old Sark is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory vegetarianism, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.606 billion Old Sarkians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Isle of Old Sarkian economy, worth 28.2 trillion The Sark Pounds 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 Retail industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 17,570 The Sark Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Children have only the most basic of education, vegetarianism is compulsory, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, and preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Isle of Old Sark's national animal is the The Sark Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Isle of Old Sark is ranked 187,170th in the world and 93rd in Empire of Great Britain for Largest Populations, with 1.61 billion capita.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Empire of Great Britain rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Empire of Great Britain rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Empire of Great Britain rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Empire of Great Britain rose from "Zero" to "Hatchling".
- : The Isle of Old Sark relocated from Osiris to Empire of Great Britain.
- : The Isle of Old Sark was refounded in Osiris.
- : The Isle of Old Sark ceased to exist in Balder.
- : The Isle of Old Sark was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : The Isle of Old Sark's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".