The Republic of Ump225 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its national health service, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.838 billion Ump225ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ump225ian economy, worth 855 trillion Dollars a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 176,891 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and the military struggles with recruitment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump225's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Ump225 is ranked 277,908th in the world and 10,510th in Osiris for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -9.05 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ump225 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market, Most Patriotic, Highest Average Incomes, Most Developed, and Most Advanced Public Education.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, the military struggles with recruitment.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, black market eau de toilette is made in bathroom labs across the nation.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service.
- : Following new legislation in Ump225, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime.
- : Ump225 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
