Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Good |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Squire
Location: Bingos Puppet Sanctuary
The Commonwealth of Space oranges is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.32 billion Space orangesians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.5%.
The Space orangesian economy, worth 64.2 trillion Oranges a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,659 Oranges, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.
The recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, talking during class is a gateway to lifelong drug addiction, and students who refuse to pray are expelled from school. Crime is moderate. Space oranges's national animal is the Eastern box turtle, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.
Space oranges is ranked 288,007th in the world and 110th in Bingos Puppet Sanctuary for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.16 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Space oranges, students who refuse to pray are expelled from school.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, talking during class is a gateway to lifelong drug addiction.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries.
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Space oranges, condos feature wall-mounted cages containing endangered animals.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, Lady Justice has swapped her blindfold for steel-capped boots.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws.
- : Following new legislation in
Space oranges, the nation's war memorials are being torn down and replaced with peace gardens.