The Bad Bad World of The Else is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by John and John with an even hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 16.198 billion Elseans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 56.5%.
The powerhouse Elsean economy, worth a remarkable 1,355 trillion elses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,688 elses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.
Formula One cars in The Else boast 56 miles per gallon, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal, and a surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Else's national animal is the else.
The Else is ranked 71,335th in the world and 1,152nd in Suspicious for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,501.74 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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The Else's influence in Suspicious rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : The Else's influence in Suspicious rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Following new legislation in The Else, a surprising number of travelers carry their water in vodka bottles.
- : Following new legislation in The Else, marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal.
- : The Else was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in The Else, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water.
- : Following new legislation in The Else, Formula One cars in The Else boast 56 miles per gallon.
- : Following new legislation in The Else, large areas of The Else are not accessible by the public.
- : The Else's influence in Suspicious rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : The Else's influence in Suspicious rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
