The Matriarchy of Chess-playing Elephants is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Crested Crane population. The democratic population of 1.66 billion Chess-playing Elephants enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.
The medium-sized government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and International Aid also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 26.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but inefficient Elephantine economy, worth 71.7 trillion leaves a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,210 leaves, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, voting is voluntary, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams, and Chess-playing Elephants recently decided against having a capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chess-playing Elephants's national animal is the Crested Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Chess-playing Elephants is ranked 147,833rd in the world and 102nd in Africa for Highest Food Quality, scoring 15.77 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Chess-playing Elephants's influence in Africa fell from "Squire" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Chess-playing Elephants's influence in Africa rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Squire".
- : Chess-playing Elephants's influence in Africa rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Following new legislation in Chess-playing Elephants, Chess-playing Elephants recently decided against having a capital city.
- : Chess-playing Elephants was reclassified from "Authoritarian Democracy" to "Tyranny by Majority".
- : Following new legislation in Chess-playing Elephants, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams.
- : Chess-playing Elephants was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Chess-playing Elephants lodged a message on the Africa Regional Message Board.
- : Following new legislation in Chess-playing Elephants, voting is voluntary.
- : Chess-playing Elephants's influence in Africa rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
