The Federal Republic of Tallenticia is a huge, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 755 million Tallenticians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Tallentician economy, worth 33.8 trillion Tallentalers a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,717 Tallentalers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, judges are all-powerful, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, and Tallenticia has designated Tallenticia City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tallenticia's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Tallenticia is ranked 81,728th in the world and 3,925th in the South Pacific for Most Income Equality, scoring 46.64 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, Tallenticia has designated Tallenticia City as its capital city.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, judges are all-powerful.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, cosmopolitan citizens ask what their countries can do for them.
- : Tallenticia's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Zero" to "Minnow".
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, most citizens in Tallenticia are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year.
- : Following new legislation in Tallenticia, an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time.
