Spotlight on:
The Beans on Toast of Beans on Toast 43 |
“Fascists Will Fear Beans on Toast”
Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Memeland United |
Regional Influence: Page |
The Beans on Toast of Beans on Toast 43 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its smutty television, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.933 billion Beans on Toast 43ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Beans on Toast 43ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,141 trillion Cards a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 164,681 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.
Every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts, prison is a nightmare, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Beans on Toast 43, and the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide. 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 43's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Beans on Toast 43 is ranked 280,561st in the world and 902nd in Memeland United for Safest, scoring 6.53 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market, Highest Poor Incomes, and Most Primitive and the Top 10% for Highest Average Incomes and Highest Economic Output.
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
- : Beans on Toast 43's influence in Memeland United rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic and the Top 10% for Highest Economic Output.
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic.
- : Beans on Toast 43 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
- : Following new legislation in Beans on Toast 43, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide.
- : Following new legislation in Beans on Toast 43, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Beans on Toast 43.