The BS Detector of October Surprise is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 35.79 billion October Surpriseans 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 enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Environment, and Education. The average income tax rate is 56.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant October Surprisean economy, worth 97.0 trillion whoas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 2,709 whoas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. October Surprise's national animal is the rabbit.
October Surprise is ranked 171,572nd in the world and 58th in United States for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 137.2 Tourists Per Hour.
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Most Recent Government Activity:
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies and Most Dead and the Top 5% for Most Zombified.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pacifist.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
- : October Surprise was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
