The People's Republic of The Not Smartest is a huge, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 327 million Not Smartestians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 41.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Not Smartestian economy, worth 14.9 trillion USDS a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 45,443 USDS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
Social care for the elderly consists of a self help leaflet and a kick on the backside, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, and the government prefers to kill off its enemies by peaceful means. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Not Smartest's national animal is the Monkey, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
The Not Smartest is ranked 109,827th in the world and 2,265th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,441.43 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, the government prefers to kill off its enemies by peaceful means.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, social care for the elderly consists of a self help leaflet and a kick on the backside.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, statue-sitting has replaced the stake-out as the dullest form of police duty.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, allergy-sufferers must wear gas masks before venturing outdoors.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals.
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?".
- : Following new legislation in The Not Smartest, Not Smartestian actors literally work from cradle to grave.
- : The Not Smartest was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry and Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
