| Population | 7.543 billion |
| Capital | Yggdrasil |
| Leader | Ringa Beetles |
| Faith | Athyism |
| Currency | Golden Yggdrasil Leaf |
| Animal | Leprechaun |
The Pizza Loving Lucky Colony of Spring beetles is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Ringa Beetles with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.543 billion Beetles love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrasil. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Springian economy, worth a remarkable 2,008 trillion Golden Yggdrasil Leaves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an amazing 266,246 Golden Yggdrasil Leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations, for some reason the census focuses on daily banana ingestion and hourly quip rate, murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking, and much of Spring beetles's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spring beetles's national animal is the Leprechaun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Athyism.
Spring beetles is ranked 291,169th in the world and 91st in World of Beetles for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.17 kickbacks per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Spring beetles, much of Spring beetles's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, for some reason the census focuses on daily banana ingestion and hourly quip rate.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, the government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, Ringa Beetles can often be found attempting to coax random citizens' cats down from trees.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, Springian junkies argue that poppy stalks are ornamental flowers.
- : Spring beetles was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Spring beetles, the delay between passed legislation and real world implementation is often a decade or longer.
