The Republic of Cal-Card-Farming-033 is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 1.041 billion Cal-Card-Farming-033ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.9%.
The all-consuming Cal-Card-Farming-033ian economy, worth 97.2 trillion Cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,400 Cards, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 357,738 per year while the poor average 16,831, a ratio of 21.3 to 1.
Frightened witnesses and seriously ill jurors wear the same handcuffs as the defendant, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cal-Card-Farming-033's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Cal-Card-Farming-033 is ranked 232,560th in the world and 55th in Cals Card Farm for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, frightened witnesses and seriously ill jurors wear the same handcuffs as the defendant.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Cal-Card-Farming-033 flights to avoid the pay lavatories.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, teachers regularly paddle unruly students.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians.
- : Following new legislation in
Cal-Card-Farming-033, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong.