The Republic of Thee Southlands is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 4.819 billion Thee Southlandsians 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 tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.9%.
The Thee Southlandsian economy, worth 230 trillion amethysts a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 47,752 amethysts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.
There's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, solid-gold toilets are Thee Southlandsian prisons' least expensive furnishings, Leader is considering changing the Thee Southlandsian flag to one with more glitter, and pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents. Crime is relatively low. Thee Southlands's national animal is the cat.
Thee Southlands is ranked 151,282nd in the world and 3,263rd in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 8.95 flags saluted per person per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Thee Southlands was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
- : Thee Southlands's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Thee Southlands was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
- : Thee Southlands was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
- : Thee Southlands was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
- : Thee Southlands's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Thee Southlands's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Following new legislation in Thee Southlands, pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents.
- : Following new legislation in Thee Southlands, Leader is considering changing the Thee Southlandsian flag to one with more glitter.
- : Thee Southlands was reclassified from "Civil Rights Lovefest" to "New York Times Democracy".
