Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise | ||
Civil Rights: Superb |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Excellent |
Regional Influence: Eminence Grise
Location: New Western Atlantic
Population | 15.733 billion |
Capital | Olympia |
Leader | President Supreme Clitus Heraclius |
Faith | Spiritism |
Currency | FoxDollar |
Animal | Fox |
The Democratic States of Josephtan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Supreme Clitus Heraclius with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.733 billion Josephtanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Olympia. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Josephtanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,995 trillion FoxDollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,841 FoxDollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, foreign leaders are advising that President Supreme Clitus Heraclius's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Josephtan's radio stations, and people say chess victor President Supreme Clitus Heraclius can kill you with mind-bullets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Josephtan's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Spiritism.
Josephtan is ranked 285,949th in the world and 34th in New Western Atlantic for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 4,439.44 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Josephtan was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments and the Top 5% for Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Economic Output, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Most Inclusive.
- : Josephtan approved the World Assembly proposal "Fair Work Visas Act".
- : Josephtan approved the World Assembly proposal "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
- : Josephtan approved the World Assembly proposal "Repeal "Sustainable Forest Management"".
- : Josephtan approved the World Assembly proposal "Reef Preservation and Restoration".
- : Josephtan approved the World Assembly proposal "Oil Spill Recovery".
- : Josephtan voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Liberate Eclipsis".
- : Josephtan voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Prosecutorial Discretion Act".
- : Josephtan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Josephtan voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Reducing Bycatch".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 10 » Balkan Vojvodina, Calponia, Laurennia, Bergonnia, Aestorn, New Luciannova, Secular Soverign Republics, Dukna, Diand, and Ierna.