The Queendom of Blue Poison Shoal Beat is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.1 billion Blue Poison Shoal Beatians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 42.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Blue Poison Shoal Beatian economy, worth 43.8 trillion yen 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 10,682 yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The government loves seeing the little people fight, no one is quite sure what many government officials look like, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism, and marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blue Poison Shoal Beat's national animal is the frog.
Blue Poison Shoal Beat is ranked 122,767th in the world and 1,850th in Ambition for Largest Populations, with 4.10 billion capita.
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Blue Poison Shoal Beat was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential and the Top 5% for Most Patriotic, Most Avoided, Most Primitive, and Highest Crime Rates.
- : Blue Poison Shoal Beat was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : Blue Poison Shoal Beat was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : Blue Poison Shoal Beat's influence in Ambition rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal.
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism.
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, no one is quite sure what many government officials look like.
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, the government loves seeing the little people fight.
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly.
- : Following new legislation in Blue Poison Shoal Beat, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard.
