Spotlight on:
The United States of Knuppeltour |
“The Fierce Ones Will Always Survive.”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: Fragile |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Emirates of Futurnia |
Regional Influence: Apprentice |
The United States of Knuppeltour is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed population of 11.48 billion Knuppeltourians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but sluggish Knuppeltourian economy, worth 229 trillion Gruntours 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 Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 19,954 Gruntours, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knuppeltour's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Knuppeltour is ranked 153,400th in the world and 110th in Emirates of Futurnia for Most Patriotic, with 8.7 flags saluted per person per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Knuppeltour was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia fell from "Squire" to "Page".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Knuppeltour's influence in Emirates of Futurnia rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".