Spotlight on:
The Jingoistic States of Cardmania90062 |
“Lvl 63”
Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of |
Location: Lily |
Regional Influence: Apprentice |
The Jingoistic States of Cardmania90062 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.995 billion Cardmania90062ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Cardmania90062ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,854 trillion Shiny Green Things a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 168,632 Shiny Green Things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, the nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force, the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, and children are encouraged to fail at school so as not to appear too enlightened. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cardmania90062's national animal is the Giraffe, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Cardmania90062 is ranked 58,709th in the world and 151st in Lily for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.06 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, children are encouraged to fail at school so as not to appear too enlightened.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, the nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, foreign lack of enthusiasm for Cardmania90062ian nose-flute disco metal is seen as a reasonable casus belli.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, every week is blindness awareness week.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, typing Leader's name into a search engine always gives zero matches.
- : Cardmania90062 was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life.
- : Following new legislation in Cardmania90062, police regularly arrest families playing Monopoly.