Spotlight on:
The United States of Euro 166 |
“Motto”
Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Memeland United |
Regional Influence: Page |
The United States of Euro 166 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.629 billion Euro 166ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 64.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Euro 166ian economy, worth 822 trillion Cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 124,132 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
The people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, the government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size, and the beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Euro 166's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Euro 166 is ranked 32,321st in the world and 273rd in Memeland United for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.37 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Euro 166's influence in Memeland United rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Euro 166 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, the beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, the government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs.
- : Euro 166 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 166, brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods.