Spotlight on:
The Beans on Toast of Beans on Toast 31 |
“Fascists Will Fear Beans on Toast”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Memeland United |
Regional Influence: Page |
The Beans on Toast of Beans on Toast 31 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 6.86 billion Beans on Toast 31ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Beans on Toast 31ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,009 trillion Cards a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 147,178 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.
East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, and the government has begun selling heroin and ecstasy to help fund its projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Beans on Toast 31's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Beans on Toast 31 is ranked 21,349th in the world and 94th in Memeland United for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.61 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Beans on Toast 31's influence in Memeland United rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare and Highest Economic Output.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic.
- : Beans on Toast 31 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Beans on Toast 31, the government has begun selling heroin and ecstasy to help fund its projects.