An adjective for "censorship" when it is really strong
In this country Internet censorship is quite _____. The government censors 80 percent of websites.
I have several things in mind but the best to me seem to be "drastic", "intense", or "high" (Oxford Dictionaries and Thesaurus). What would be an idiomatic option when describing extreme Internet censorship? (Wikipedia) What would be most sensible to my reader and have the most impact in the above example?
(Note that I have edited the content and order of the sentences from the original posting in response to comments and answers received.)
"draconian" seems to fit perfectly.
The government censors 80 percent of websites. Internet censorship is draconian in this country.
draconian laws or measures are extremely harsh and severe.
Draconian is an adjective meaning great severity, that derives from Draco, an Athenian law scribe under whom small offenses had heavy punishments (Draconian laws).
From Wikipedia
Etymology - draconian (adj.) 1759, "of or pertaining to Draco," the ancient Greek statesman; 1777, in reference to laws, "rigorous, extremely severe or harsh" (earlier Draconic, which is implied from 1640s). Draco is the Latinized form of Greek Drakon, name of the archon of Athens who laid down a code of laws for Athens c. 621 B.C.E. that mandated death as punishment for minor crimes. His name seems to mean literally "sharp-sighted" (see dragon).
- Draco was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court of law. Draco was the first democratic legislator, he was requested by the Athenian citizens to be a lawgiver for the city-state, but the citizens were fully unaware that Draco would establish harsh laws. Draco's written law was characterized by its harshness. To this day, the adjective draconian refers to similarly unforgiving rules or laws, in English and other European languages.
Orwellian, after the Ministry of Truth in the novel 1984:
A. adj. Characteristic or suggestive of the writings of George Orwell, esp. of the totalitarian state depicted in his dystopian account of the future, Nineteen Eighty-four (1949).
Totalitarian could work as well:
A. adj. Of or pertaining to a system of government which tolerates only one political party, to which all other institutions are subordinated, and which usually demands the complete subservience of the individual to the State.
Your question was, "What would be an idiomatic option?" as to how to finish the sentence
"The government censors 80 percent of websites. In this country the Internet censorship is quite ....?"
I suggest "severe" (Merriam-Webster) for a single-word answer:
strict in judgment, discipline, or government; rigorous in restraint, punishment, or requirement.
Otherwise, your construction (as currently edited with the order of statements reversed) is idiomatic and good English. I would prefer to combine the two sentences into one:
In this country Internet censorship is severe: the government blocks access to 80 percent of websites.
This source, for instance, explains that
A colon instead of a semicolon may be used between independent clauses when the second sentence explains, illustrates, paraphrases, or expands on the first sentence.
However, stating it as two sentences is perfectly acceptable.
By the way, I love the word "draconian" (and up-voted the answer by @Centaurus as well), but depending on your audience it may not be as readily understandable (and therefore not as idiomatic) as a more common term like "severe."