Spotlight on:
The State of Teenem |
“Small is not always bad”
Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: Powerhouse |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Location: Telekinesis |
Regional Influence: Superpower |
The State of Teenem is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12.263 billion Teenemians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.8%.
The powerhouse Teenemian economy, worth a remarkable 1,106 trillion Talens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,268 Talens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.
TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, air purifiers fight smoke machines on Teenemian stage setups, and mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Teenem's national animal is the Badger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Teenem is ranked 50,120th in the world and 1st in Telekinesis for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,334.57 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Teenem was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, air purifiers fight smoke machines on Teenemian stage setups.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, 13-year-old internet trolls are treated as a threat on par with terrorists.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, lending money has become a major liability.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, a handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation.
- : Following new legislation in Teenem, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.