The Republic of Brain slug 25 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its closed borders, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.984 billion Brain slug 25ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.4%.
The frighteningly efficient Brain slug 25ian economy, worth 456 trillion Brain slug Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 152,877 Brain slug Coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 442,111 per year while the poor average 41,916, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.
The government has declared that monochrome cinema is the next big thing, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds', the government is reining in public spending, and all beauty contests have been banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brain slug 25's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Brain slug 25 is ranked 256,415th in the world and 45th in Nerdlandia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 43.9 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Brain slug 25, all beauty contests have been banned.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, the government is reining in public spending.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds'.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, the government has declared that monochrome cinema is the next big thing.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, every week is blindness awareness week.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, scientists are not permitted to ask questions.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, serial commas clarify the relationship between one's lackeys, the taxpayers, and kinsfolk.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions.
- : Following new legislation in Brain slug 25, business is banging at no-tell motels.
