An Update from New South Pyongyang...
"The Disputed Territories of Left Korea is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jakob do Russo with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.2 billion are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Defence, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Commerce receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New South Pyongyang. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Information Technology and Gambling.
The government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are sold freely by the government, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a serious problem. Left Korea's national animal is the Hammer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Irritate."