The Republic of How Can I Tell You is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.53 billion How Can I Tell Youans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient How Can I Tell Youan economy, worth 785 trillion rainbows a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 120,336 rainbows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches, many politicians are serving jail time for minor drug offenses, and the sick and dying are locked in their homes with a red "X" painted on the front door. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. How Can I Tell You's national animal is the rainbow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
How Can I Tell You is ranked 19,394th in the world and 34th in Stereo Hearts for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.22 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
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How Can I Tell You was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, the sick and dying are locked in their homes with a red "X" painted on the front door.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, many politicians are serving jail time for minor drug offenses.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, troops are either deafened by gunfire or a hysterical voice screaming the Party manifesto.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings.
- : Following new legislation in How Can I Tell You, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses.
