The large government juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Law & Order, and Defence. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18%. A healthy private sector is dominated by the Automobile Manufacturing industry. Animal Liberationists are regularly jailed, gambling is outlawed, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime is a serious problem. Uralasia's national animal is the black eagle, and its currency is the mark.