The Loving Couple of -WatchingAnd-Dreaming is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its national health service, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.791 billion -WatchingAnd-Dreamingians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 71.0%.
The frighteningly efficient -WatchingAnd-Dreamingian economy, worth 326 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 86,119 snails, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.
Court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, news headlines usually include p-values, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term, and hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -WatchingAnd-Dreaming's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.
-WatchingAnd-Dreaming is ranked 51,398th in the world and 8th in Colonia Apollonis for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,571.88 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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-WatchingAnd-Dreaming was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : -WatchingAnd-Dreaming was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
- : Following new legislation in -WatchingAnd-Dreaming, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have.
- : Following new legislation in -WatchingAnd-Dreaming, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term.
- : Following new legislation in -WatchingAnd-Dreaming, news headlines usually include p-values.
- : -WatchingAnd-Dreaming altered its national flag.
- : -WatchingAnd-Dreaming changed its national faith to "Cards" and its nation type to "Loving Couple".
- : -WatchingAnd-Dreaming created a custom banner.
- : Following new legislation in -WatchingAnd-Dreaming, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs.
- : Following new legislation in -WatchingAnd-Dreaming, the government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter.
