Population | 8.741 billion |
Currency | 9003 |
Animal | 9003 |
The Republic of Acrididae is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 8.741 billion Acrididaeans 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, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Acrididaean economy, worth a remarkable 1,565 trillion 9003s a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 179,088 9003s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 673,089 per year while the poor average 33,263, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.
Schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, a few immigrants are better than no immigrants according to Leader, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Acrididae's national animal is the 9003, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Acrididae is ranked 30,457th in the world and 315th in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 1,332.85934141392 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, a few immigrants are better than no immigrants according to Leader.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding".
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, vets have been drafted in to help "fix" those who fail the parental license exam.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, patients often wonder which is more annoying: their excruciating pain or their doctor incessantly praying over it.
- : Following new legislation in Acrididae, public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity.