Population | 15.517 billion |
Capital | Elathuria |
Currency | Brass Button |
Animal | Death Meadow Dragon |
The Most Serene Republic of Delight is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and national health service. The compassionate population of 15.517 billion Delightists enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elathuria. The average income tax rate is 92.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Delightian economy, worth a remarkable 1,558 trillion Brass Buttons a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 100,423 Brass Buttons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
Academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, only those who apply can study applied maths, professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials, and the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Delight's national animal is the Death Meadow Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Delight is ranked 121,996th in the world and 3,252nd in the Rejected Realms for Most Average, scoring 39.38 on the Average Standardized Normality Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Delight was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Dead.
- : Delight was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Zombified and Most Zombies.
- : Delight was endorsed by The Grand Duchy of Courage Caverns.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, only those who apply can study applied maths.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs.
- : Delight changed its national motto to "The more you use it, the more it works".
- : Following new legislation in Delight, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons.
- : Following new legislation in Delight, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 20 » Falangist Quebec, New Anarchisticstan, Andromeda Islands, Saavir Yuvon, Lux Prima, Nadarena, Chocolatistan, Stralfcyde, Rathesia, Elaribel, Angbhand, Moloto Japan, Llanfyrhall, Regione Calabria, Inclement Space, Orcuo, Mad Jack Is Rejected, Toerana, United Calanworie, and Courage Caverns.