Spotlight on:
The United Socialist States of Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug |
“Unity, Discipline, Work”
Category: Tyranny by Majority | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Basket Case |
Political Freedoms: Excessive |
Location: New Animeland Regional Union |
Regional Influence: Squire |
The United Socialist States of Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 228 million Ell Ehrodoleshwerfugians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.
The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Ell Ehrodoleshwerfugian economy, worth 2.05 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 8,990 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Organ donation is compulsory and a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug is ranked 282,874th in the world and 63rd in New Animeland Regional Union for Nudest, with 38.25 cheeks per square mile.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug's influence in New Animeland Regional Union rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Zombified and the Top 10% for Least Corrupt Governments.
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug's influence in New Animeland Regional Union rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug's influence in New Animeland Regional Union rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug's influence in New Animeland Regional Union rose from "Zero" to "Sprat".
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality and the Top 10% for Most Extreme, Most Politically Free, Least Corrupt Governments, and Safest.
- : Ell Ehrodoleshwerfug relocated from The Pacific to New Animeland Regional Union.