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The Free Land of LandofHappy

“Don't Worry, Be Happy”

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Developing
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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LandofHappy

Population242 million

CurrencySmiles
AnimalQuokka

The Free Land of LandofHappy is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, complete lack of prisons, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 242 million LandofHappyians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped LandofHappyian economy, worth 7.68 trillion Smileses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,748 Smileses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards, citizens must pay to enjoy LandofHappy's pristine beaches, people stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating, and new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. LandofHappy's national animal is the Quokka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

LandofHappy is ranked 232,694th in the world and 3,668th in the South Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 179.03 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,007thTop
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Most Influential: 11,137thTop
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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 24,626thMost Authoritarian: 31,637thBest Weather: 34,044th
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 411th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 514th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 541st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : LandofHappy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Best Weather.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, people stand their fridges back-to-front to benefit from the free heating.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, citizens must pay to enjoy LandofHappy's pristine beaches.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, late night adverts for breast milk co-ops regularly win pornography industry awards.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, women wear burqas to avoid unwanted male attention.
  • : LandofHappy was endorsed by The Republic of Abarri.
  • : LandofHappy was endorsed by The Community of Achianchoim.
  • : Following new legislation in LandofHappy, gang members supplement their income by teaching at elementary schools.
  • : LandofHappy was endorsed by The Scratch of Gdfsg land.

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