Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Average |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Minnow
Location: Lazarus
Population | 5.017 billion |
Capital | Surrell |
Leader | Jack Roberts |
Faith | Bellconian Orthodoxy |
Currency | Bellconian bell |
Animal | Bellconian Lion |
The Federal Republic of Bellcon is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Jack Roberts with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.017 billion Bellconians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Surrell. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 58.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Bellconian economy, worth 820 trillion Bellconian bells a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 163,530 Bellconian bells, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.
Exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content, companies balk at paying their workers, and the country behaves just like a group of independent provinces all stacked up under a trench coat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bellcon's national animal is the Bellconian Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Bellconian Orthodoxy.
Bellcon is ranked 180,114th in the world and 4,213th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 77.50330456452 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, the country behaves just like a group of independent provinces all stacked up under a trench coat.
- : Bellcon was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Father Knows Best State".
- : Bellcon was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, companies balk at paying their workers.
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content.
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting.
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few legs.
- : Bellcon's influence in Lazarus rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Bellcon was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Bellcon, the word "robot" is considered to be etymologically offensive.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 2 » Wang Yao and Caellip Major.