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Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Regional Influence: Page
Location: the Pacific
Population | 11.949 billion |
Capital | Grand Central City |
Leader | Exalted Holiness |
Faith | The True Church of the Exalted Holiness |
Currency | Sweeting |
Animal | Dove |
The Petrifying Procrastinations of The Free Joy State is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Exalted Holiness with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.949 billion Free Joyers are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Central City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Free Joyish economy, worth a remarkable 2,910 trillion Sweetings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 243,613 Sweetings, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,096,258 per year while the poor average 33,397, a ratio of 32.8 to 1.
The relatives of suicide victims tend to be angry rather than sad, pre-eclampsia in pregnancy is treated with encouragement to take "long soothing walks", prisoners pray grey skies are gonna clear up, and children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. The Free Joy State's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The True Church of the Exalted Holiness.
The Free Joy State is ranked 231,125th in the world and 6,030th in the Pacific for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 6.9 Tourists Per Hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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The Free Joy State, children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia.
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The Free Joy State, prisoners pray grey skies are gonna clear up.
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The Free Joy State, pre-eclampsia in pregnancy is treated with encouragement to take "long soothing walks".
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The Free Joy State, the relatives of suicide victims tend to be angry rather than sad.
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The Free Joy State, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment.
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The Free Joy State, the military is plagued with unethical researchers.
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The Free Joy State was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
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The Free Joy State, real chickens replace rooster weather vanes on inner-city rooftop gardens.
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The Free Joy State, The Free Joy State isn't what it used to be.
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The Free Joy State altered its national flag.