The Republic of Groan is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, digital currency, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 3.895 billion Groanians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The thriving Groanian economy, worth 323 trillion Bits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,108 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, the main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story, the "daily grind" consists of levelling up in tedious video games, and welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Groan's national animal is the Pony.
Groan is ranked 274,803rd in the world and 658th in Sunset Shimmer for Smartest Citizens, with 20.48 quips per hour.
National Happenings
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Groan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
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Groan, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got.
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Groan, the "daily grind" consists of levelling up in tedious video games.
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Groan, the main interest rates change daily based on the latest news story.
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Groan, teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art.
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Groan, flash floods that dams could have controlled regularly ravage small towns in mountain valleys.
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Groan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector and the Top 10% for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
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Groan, Ponies with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped.
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Groan, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities.
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Groan, the masses are surrendering their civil liberties without complaint for the sake of shopping convenience.