Population | 28.895 billion |
Capital | Holtmímir |
Currency | ʝarl |
Animal | flying squirrel |
The Alspring of Ratateague is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 28.895 billion Ratatekkers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth an astonishing 12,485 trillion ʝarls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an amazing 432,110 ʝarls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, people can get away with murder these days, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem", and criminal rehabilitation takes place in re-education centers. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Ratateague is ranked 66th in the world and 1st in The Social Liberal Union for Most Cultured, scoring 924 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, criminal rehabilitation takes place in re-education centers.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem".
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, people can get away with murder these days.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, Leader's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security.