Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: Strong |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner
Location: the Rejected Realms
Population | 5.063 billion |
Currency | Dead Axolotl |
Animal | Attack Helicopter |
The Colony of Shootlandia is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, parental licensing program, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.063 billion Shootlandians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The strong Shootlandian economy, worth 386 trillion Dead Axolotls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is 76,310 Dead Axolotls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.
Polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Shootlandia, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, and more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shootlandia's national animal is the Attack Helicopter, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Shootlandia is ranked 52,752nd in the world and 778th in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 839.20343513168 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Shootlandia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The Empire of New French Nation.
- : Shootlandia endorsed The Keyboard Smacking Black Cat of Dakota.
- : Shootlandia was reclassified from "Corrupt Dictatorship" to "Father Knows Best State".
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The United Socialist States of Elaribel.
- : Shootlandia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Classified information.
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The Keyboard Smacking Black Cat of Dakota.
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The Realm of Empire of Lettuce.
- : Shootlandia was endorsed by The Federation of Northern Estrian Islands.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 15 » New Anarchisticstan, Farrakhan, Chocolatistan, Falangist Quebec, TorNaGul, Orcuo, Arctic Lands, Nation6, Rathesia, Europeasia, Northern Estrian Islands, Empire of Lettuce, Dakota, Elaribel, and New French Nation.