Spotlight on:
The Democratic States of Euro 221 |
“Motto”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Unheard Of |
Location: Memeland United |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Democratic States of Euro 221 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its parental licensing program, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.523 billion Euro 221ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Euro 221ian economy, worth 685 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,150 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Politicians stage photo ops featuring barely functional fighter jets, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps", children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, and the government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Euro 221's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Euro 221 is ranked 146,722nd in the world and 1,062nd in Memeland United for Most Stationary, with 177.36285176548 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Euro 221 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
- : Euro 221 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments and Most Corrupt Governments.
- : Euro 221 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, the government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps".
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, politicians stage photo ops featuring barely functional fighter jets.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track.
- : Following new legislation in Euro 221, customer satisfaction with online delivery services is at an all time high.