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The Dictatorship of Please do not the cat-5 |
“Please do not the cat.”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Imploded |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: The Betweenworlds |
Regional Influence: Squire |
The Dictatorship of Please do not the cat-5 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 2.457 billion Please do not the cat-5ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Please do not the cat-5ian economy, worth 18.6 trillion Please do nots 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 7,554 Please do nots, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children are given a short jail sentence, genetic researchers have been expelled, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and Harry Potter books are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Please do not the cat-5's national animal is the the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Please do not the cat-5 is ranked 53,984th in the world and 20th in The Betweenworlds for Safest, scoring 101.84 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds fell from "Squire" to "Page".
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds fell from "Squire" to "Page".
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Please do not the cat-5 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Please do not the cat-5 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Please do not the cat-5 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Please do not the cat-5's influence in The Betweenworlds rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".