The Republic of Thorn221 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, zero percent divorce rate, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 3.321 billion Thorn221ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 53.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Thorn221ian economy, worth 379 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,126 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, oil executives can be seen reluctantly cleaning oil-soaked birds, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn221's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Thorn221 is ranked 31,124th in the world and 277th in Suspicious for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,548.92 on the Gilded Widget Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Thorn221 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, oil executives can be seen reluctantly cleaning oil-soaked birds.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named".
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, prime commercial land is being swamped with archaeological teams.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, a bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, posh restaurants scatter glass fragments on the dining room floor to keep out barefoot undesirables.
- : Following new legislation in Thorn221, homeowners on prime real estate have been seen dodging giant bulldozers with cartoon characters painted on them.
