The SLUthing of Ratateague is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its daily referendums, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.268 billion Ratatekkers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth a remarkable 8,663 trillion labor credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an amazing 389,048 labor credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home, citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature', and the dartboard at the Ratatasque Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Ratateague is ranked 69th in the world and 3rd in The Social Liberal Union for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 5,285.04 Tourists Per Hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Ratateague, the dartboard at the Ratatasque Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face.
- : Ratateague was reclassified from "Liberal Democratic Socialists" to "Left-wing Utopia".
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature'.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students.
- : Following new legislation in Ratateague, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself.
