Spotlight on:
The Free Land of Ponya isle |
“You Can't Stop Progress”
Category: Democratic Socialists | ||
Civil Rights: Excellent |
Economy: Fair |
Political Freedoms: Below Average |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Unproven |
The Free Land of Ponya isle is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 618 million Ponya isleans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but inefficient Ponya islean economy, worth 24.1 trillion Bamboos a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,028 Bamboos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
City workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all, the nation is stuck in permanent election mode as politicians demand constant do-overs, school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time, and motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ponya isle's national animal is the Red panda, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Ponya isle is ranked 11,805th in the world and 713th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 29.57 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts".
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, the nation is stuck in permanent election mode as politicians demand constant do-overs.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, city workers have declared that rolling markets aren't good for business after all.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Ponya isle's new capital.
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Ponya isle was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations and Highest Food Quality.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, barbers who trim a few inches of hair bill the government for their labor.
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Ponya isle, national parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys'.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists.
- : Following new legislation in
Ponya isle, getting milk from the local corner store no longer requires donning advanced hiking gear.