The Republic of A card collector is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.16 billion card collectorians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 71.2%.
The frighteningly efficient card collectorian economy, worth a remarkable 2,564 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 229,790 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.
Minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, an exhibition on horse memes is currently starring at the National Art Gallery, the Small Council has more than a little influence, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A card collector's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
A card collector is ranked 109,965th in the world and 4,345th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 21.23 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
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- : A card collector was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic, Highest Average Incomes, Highest Economic Output, Largest Black Market, and Highest Wealthy Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, the Small Council has more than a little influence.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, an exhibition on horse memes is currently starring at the National Art Gallery.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, air purifiers fight smoke machines on card collectorian stage setups.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, warning signs caution card collectorians where they may fall off 'the edge of the world'.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, town welcome signs list corporate sponsors.
- : Following new legislation in A card collector, prison is a nightmare.
