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===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
''What is your country's education system like? How do the schools work? What do people think about education?'' | ''What is your country's education system like? How do the schools work? What do people think about education?'' | ||
===Health=== | |||
Healthcare in Geisenroda is completely public with private healthcare providers being made illegal in 2001, the Ministry of Health is responsible for the management of hospitals as well as providing other health related services such as dentistry and eye tests. The countries medical equipment is regarded as satisfactory and up to date as it is often not targeted in sanctions and the country has special laws that make it exempt from tariffs. The country spends 9.7% of its GDP on its healthcare system with healthcare spending per capita being $2,230 per person. The countries average life expectancy at birth is 77.6 years with 40.8 doctors per 10,000 citizens and 9.3 beds per 1,000 citizens. The nation's healthcare system has been criticized, primarily by outside sources, for complete ban on abortion or contraceptives and for little government support for mental health. | |||
Following the fall of communism the nation saw a surge in drug addiction as people found ways to cope with their collapsing living standards, the current government reports low levels of drug related crime, however, international observers believe that, while numbers are still relatively low compared to drug related crimes in other post-communist states, the government is artificially lowering the numbers along with the numbers of HIV/AIDS cases caused by needle sharing. | |||
===Attitudes and worldview=== | ===Attitudes and worldview=== | ||
''How do your country's people view life?'' | ''How do your country's people view life?'' | ||
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===Currency=== | ===Currency=== | ||
''What exchange systems are used within your country's economy?'' | ''What exchange systems are used within your country's economy?'' | ||
===Labor=== | ===Labor=== | ||
Independent labor unions are banned in Geisenroda, all workers are required to join the sole legal union, run by the Ministry of Labor, that is allowed to operate in their field. Striking is criminalized as sedition and workers are instead required to take up grievances through the union in order to reach an agreement with the state-owned enterprise. The government of Geisenroda also forbids arbitrary dismissal of workers in public companies without first submitting an appeal and getting approval by the Ministry of Labor. The Ministry of Labor is responsible for fixing wages, labor conditions, and hours of working time in the economy. | |||
All workers in Geisenroda are also mandated to be paid a set percentage of their workplace's profits as a means of encouraging productivity among workers. | |||
===Transportation=== | ===Transportation=== | ||
''How do people in your country get around? Is there a major highway system as well as sea- and airports?'' | ''How do people in your country get around? Is there a major highway system as well as sea- and airports?'' |