76: Let's keep in line with our previous decision and go with Option 2.

76: 2

76: 2.
Euro 2012 left big, ugly. non-functional stadiums generating loss every single month in Poland. There's no way Gogan can benefit from hosting the Olympics.

The Olympics will be held elsewhere.

==== Overview ====
Civil Rights: Excellent (70)
Economy: Developing (22)
Political Freedoms: Very Good (68)

The Free Land of Gogan is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its restrictive gun laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 246 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 39%, but much higher for the wealthy. A small but healthy private sector is dominated by the Pizza Delivery industry.

Students cut up leftover Gogs during Arts and Crafts, radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, marketing departments of corporate giants compete to sponsor little league teams, and guns are banned. Crime is totally unknown. Gogan's national animal is the Goglodyte, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Gog.

Gogan is ranked 2,442nd in The North Pacific and 58,396th in the world for Largest Public Transport Department, scoring 14 on the Societal Mobility Rating.

==== Issues ====
19 hours ago: Following new legislation in Gogan, guns are banned.
The overview has been updated following the last decisions made.

"Don't Dam Our Rivers, Damnit!" Say Protesters (issue 77)
A group of Greenpeace protesters have called for an end to a government proposal to begin damming rivers in Gogan to increase water supplies and generate power.

1: "Don't build dams!" shouts protestor Bharatendu Zhimo through a microphone heavily afflicted with feedback. "Do you know how many fish die in other dams in our region each year? Have you heard of the adverse effects building a dam has on the surrounding environment? Dam up this flood of dams, damn it!"

2: "Think before you open your mouth," says engineer Gretel de Jong. "While Gogan may have to pay the price in animal diversity, as well as adverse effects on the environment, do we really want fossil-fuel based plants polluting Gogan? If you use your common sense, I think you'll find that damming some rivers would be a good idea. Plus, think of how much the economy would benefit from all the jobs these projects would create."

==== Public announcement ====
We're nearing 250 million citizens, and will probably hit it tomorrow, at that point we can name a capital (the default name, which have been used so far, is "Gogan City").

77:2

I've recently been to China, and saw not only the Yangtze river, but also it's damn dam that so much fuss was made about, and concluded that the nature was still awe-inspiring, but the Great Dam of China was an amazing attraction on it's own, and most Chinese had a rather positive attitude towards it.
Water power is better than nuclear power.

Regarding the capital, I think TETsburg would be a good name.

77: 1

And I kind of like Gogan City.

77: 2.
Some kind of animals will have to move away (and I'm willing to spend some of our funds on resettling them), some other might like their new enviroment with dams.
Besides, we need our own energy and water powered plants are as enviroment friendly as we can get.

City - maybe Kerioth. Let's show Judas some love :)

77:2 - clean energy is important enough to drown a few valleys. And as Novotnus said, lakes are not exactly dead. Othe animals will move in and make the new lake their habitat.

Concerning the city name: How about Nodrm? (No DRM)

Goganville?

Gog DC?

Ludocity?

Gogonapolis?

He likes it

He could be our first mayor! :-)

Issue 77: 2. Dams are amazing feats of engineering. Screw fish.

I mean, yes, the lives of our blubby bretheren are near and dear to my heart, but the need for energy is... etc....

As for the capital name, what about Gogmorrah? *gets pelted with eggs*

Seriously though, I do like Nodrm. It's appropriate.

I approve of both of these suggestions. I think at 500M we get to choose a leader.

With four for the dam project, and one against, we will dam up the rivers.