Population | 6.754 billion |
Currency | bits |
Animal | pony |
The Queendom of Starlight Glimmer 181 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its parental licensing program, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.754 billion Starlight Glimmer 181ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Social Policy are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 28.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong Starlight Glimmer 181ian economy, worth 421 trillion bits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 62,467 bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, and popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Glimmer 181's national animal is the pony.
Starlight Glimmer 181 is ranked 90,705th in the world and 3,507th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,679.08 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Starlight Glimmer 181 was refounded in Balder.
- : Starlight Glimmer 181 ceased to exist in Artificial Solar System.
- : Starlight Glimmer 181 applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Starlight Glimmer 181 applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
- : Starlight Glimmer 181's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".