Spotlight on:
The Double Nickels on the Dime of Galdus |
“A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours”
Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | ||
Civil Rights: Excessive |
Economy: Basket Case |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Nationalist Union |
Regional Influence: Hermit |
The Double Nickels on the Dime of Galdus is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 26.116 billion Galdusians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but stagnant Galdusian economy, worth 309 trillion U Freekies 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 11,836 U Freekies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours, Galdus is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", and students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Galdus's national animal is the I Fink, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Galdus is ranked 1,352nd in the world and 1st in Nationalist Union for Most Stationary, with 4,370.70553608 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Galdus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.