Spotlight on:
The Christmas Polar Bear of Bilabao |
“Adventure is just bad planning”
Category: Iron Fist Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Superb |
Economy: Basket Case |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: The Arctic |
Regional Influence: Superpower |
The Christmas Polar Bear of Bilabao is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Klanta Saused with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 44.446 billion Bilabaons are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.
The large, socially-minded government is dominated by the Department of Education, although Spirituality and Environment are also considered important, while Defense and Industry receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Pole. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The large but stagnant Bilabaoan economy, worth 516 trillion icicles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 11,628 icicles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Klanta Saused has just been declared ruler of Bilabao in an international press conference, the government has declared its commitment to multilateralism, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Bilabao's national animal is the polar bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Bilabao is ranked 4,107th in the world and 1st in The Arctic for Most Stationary, with 3,506.70608904 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Bilabao lodged a message on the The Arctic Regional Message Board.
- : Bilabao was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Best Weather.
- : Bilabao lodged a message on the The Arctic Regional Message Board.
- : Bilabao altered the regional flag of The Arctic.
- : Bilabao lodged a message on the The Arctic Regional Message Board.
- : Bilabao altered the regional flag of The Arctic.
- : Bilabao altered the regional flag of The Arctic.
- : Bilabao altered the regional flag of The Arctic.
- : Bilabao altered the regional flag of The Arctic.
- : Bilabao lodged a message on the The Arctic Regional Message Board.