Spotlight on:
The Borderlands of N16463 |
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Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Balder |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Borderlands of N16463 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.054 billion N16463ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient N16463ian economy, worth 783 trillion nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 129,487 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
The local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags, people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, and televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. N16463's national animal is the nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
N16463 is ranked 214,981st in the world and 8,247th in Balder for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 26,544.91 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : N16463 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed, Most Advanced Public Education, and Highest Poor Incomes.
- : N16463 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting.
- : N16463 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, bands of adventurers rove the countryside searching for monsters.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, space shuttles are lying silent on the runway till the Space Agency can work out how to fit a creche and a meditation room into their next spacecraft.
- : Following new legislation in N16463, bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in.