The Free Land of Jodie is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.817 billion Jodieans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.2%.
The very strong Jodiean economy, worth 297 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 77,905 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.
Students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams, students cut up leftover pounds during Arts and Crafts, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach, and loading sixteen tons of laundry gets you another year older and deeper in debt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jodie's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Jodie is ranked 246,752nd in the world and 83rd in Serenity for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Jodie, loading sixteen tons of laundry gets you another year older and deeper in debt.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, metal detectors have been banned after a bottle cap caused a riot at the beach.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, students cut up leftover pounds during Arts and Crafts.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, students and teachers are regularly stopped and searched for symbols of religious affiliation before class.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, a good deed is rewarded with a thank you note attached to a deportation order.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, members of ethnic minorities are more often called "boy" or "girl" than by their actual names.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets.
- : Following new legislation in Jodie, government popup ads are springing up like weeds.
