Spotlight on:
The Eternal Misfortune of Thalasse |
“Stop Reading My Motto!”
Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Excellent |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Superb |
Location: Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage |
Regional Influence: Vassal |
The Eternal Misfortune of Thalasse is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its teetotalling pirates, museums and concert halls, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 19.712 billion Thalasseans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Thalasse City. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Thalassean economy, worth a remarkable 6,621 trillion Flowers a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 335,916 Flowers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
People make a career out of medical voyeurism, no one is quite sure what many government officials look like, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, and employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thalasse's national animal is the Radioactive Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Peace.
Thalasse is ranked 292,421st in the world and 36th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -66.12 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, no one is quite sure what many government officials look like.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, people make a career out of medical voyeurism.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle".
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, leading ethologists are being investigated for illegal electoral interference.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, most ambassadors from Thalasse retire only a few years after being appointed.
- : Thalasse was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, the ruling party has a devil of a time keeping order in the ranks.
- : Following new legislation in Thalasse, the new Radioactive Butterfly Supremacy Party is faring well in the polls.