The Grand Duchy of Ump443 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.776 billion Ump443ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Ump443ian economy, worth 964 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 202,012 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.6 times as much as the poorest.
Glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, women don't report crimes to the emergency services for fear of being arrested, and divorce is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump443's national animal is the Giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Ump443 is ranked 281,727th in the world and 10,599th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 26.36 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ump443 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic, Largest Black Market, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Highest Average Incomes and the Top 10% for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, divorce is illegal.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, women don't report crimes to the emergency services for fear of being arrested.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low.
- : Ump443 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees.
- : Following new legislation in Ump443, politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back.
- : Ump443 was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
