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The UPC of Centrist Card Farm 176 |
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Category: Moralistic Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Thriving |
Political Freedoms: Good |
Location: Memeland United |
Regional Influence: Page |
The UPC of Centrist Card Farm 176 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, prohibition of alcohol, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 6.753 billion Centrist Card Farm 176ians 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.
The thriving Centrist Card Farm 176ian economy, worth 593 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 87,897 Cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 248,465 per year while the poor average 24,877, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.
Corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, and Leader is called 'Patches' at international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Centrist Card Farm 176's national animal is the Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Centrist Card Farm 176 is ranked 93,266th in the world and 668th in Memeland United for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.73 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Centrist Card Farm 176's influence in Memeland United rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Centrist Card Farm 176 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, Leader is called 'Patches' at international summits.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, the military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms.
- : Centrist Card Farm 176 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector and the Top 10% for Largest Mining Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, executions often take hours as amateurs attempt to find veins.
- : Following new legislation in Centrist Card Farm 176, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar.