Situations

A situation is a game value that only comes in to play if certain prerequisites are met. Situations can be positive or negative. Positive situations like technological advantage give benefits to the nation and are shown in green. Negative situations such as inner city riots are detrimental to the country and are shown as orange exclamation marks in Democracy and shown as red in Democracy 2 and Democracy 3.

Foreign Policy

 * Cyber Warfare

Welfare

 * Homelessness
 * Class Warfare

Economy

 * Skills Shortage
 * Pollution
 * Uncompetitive Economy
 * Technological Advantage
 * High Productivity
 * General Strike
 * Technology Backwater
 * Debt Crisis
 * Corporate Exodus

Tax

 * Brain Drain
 * Petrol Protests
 * Black Market
 * Tax Evasion

Public Services

 * Contagious Disease
 * Teachers Strike
 * Asthma Epidemic
 * Hospital Overcrowding
 * Drug Addiction
 * Teacher Shortage
 * Doctors Strike
 * Obesity

Law & Order

 * Street Gangs
 * Antisocial Behavior
 * Inner City Riots
 * Organized Crime
 * Alcohol Abuse
 * Vigilante Mobs
 * Armed Robbery
 * Internet Crime
 * Race Riots
 * Ghettos

Transport

 * Rail Strike
 * Gridlock