The Cyan-Depleted Cartridges of Printer240 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its closed borders, public floggings, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 5.607 billion Printer240ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Printer240ian economy, worth 804 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 143,542 cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.
Sweet-toothed Printer240ians have been left penniless by the VAT on candy, military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, the government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters, and everybody's got wood thanks to Leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer240's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Printer240 is ranked 273,052nd in the world and 1,096th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 36.67 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, everybody's got wood thanks to Leader.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, the government has adopted a "Lightning Never Strikes Twice" approach to dealing with natural disasters.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, sweet-toothed Printer240ians have been left penniless by the VAT on candy.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century.
- : Printer240 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Fattest Citizens and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes and Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward.
- : Following new legislation in Printer240, a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers.
