Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Good |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Apprentice
Location: The 8th Grade IsIes
Population | 4.358 billion |
Currency | pound |
Animal | porpoise |
The Internationally Resolute of West78 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.358 billion West78ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 31.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The West78ian economy, worth 193 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,352 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.
'Mountain Doobie' is widely regarded as the nation's favourite drink, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus, and excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West78's national animal is the porpoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.
West78 is ranked 250,532nd in the world and 8th in The 8th Grade IsIes for Most Cultured, scoring 63 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : West78's influence in The 8th Grade IsIes rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
- : West78's influence in The 8th Grade IsIes rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : West78's influence in The 8th Grade IsIes rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : West78's influence in The 8th Grade IsIes rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
- : West78 resigned from the World Assembly.
- : West78 relocated from Artificial Solar System to The 8th Grade IsIes.
- : West78 was endorsed by The Republic of Durrnil 69.
- : West78 was endorsed by The Commonwealth of Toreqoe.
- : West78 was endorsed by The For thus sayth the lord of Angels of blo0d.
- : West78 was endorsed by The Empire of P-P-P-POWER.