Category: Corporate Police State | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Thriving |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Regional Influence: Diplomat
Location: United Alliances
Population | 9.937 billion |
Currency | horseshoe |
Animal | Blue Stallion |
The Republic of Little Texas is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 9.937 billion Little Texans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.7%.
The thriving Little Texan economy, worth 622 trillion horseshoes a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 62,648 horseshoes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 184,796 per year while the poor average 16,706, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.
Internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Little Texas's national animal is the Blue Stallion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Little Texas is ranked 95,147th in the world and 8th in United Alliances for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,577.95 on the Gilded Widget Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Little Texas was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : Little Texas's influence in United Alliances fell from "Ambassador" to "Diplomat".
- : Little Texas was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'.
- : Following new legislation in Little Texas, citizens who leave the country are officially classed as traitors.