The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia
Population | 3.812 billion |
Capital | Capa City |
Leader | Tummy Hillfigure |
Currency | Myammy |
Animal | Cat |
The Republic of The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Tummy Hillfigure with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, rampant corporate plagiarism, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.812 billion Bellydonians 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capa City. The average income tax rate is 74.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Bellydonian economy, worth 385 trillion Myammies a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,027 Myammies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Graffiti graces every city's streets, nose plugs are the latest Bellydonian fashion accessory, tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, and expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia is ranked 313,085th in the world and 5,853rd in The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -11.49 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, expensive lawyers are hired to defend citizens in court for public urination charges against their pets.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, nose plugs are the latest Bellydonian fashion accessory.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, graffiti graces every city's streets.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, confessions don't count if suffixed with "izzle".
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, it ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, customs officers pretend not to hear shouts of "HELP LET ME OUT!" emerging from diplomatic bags.
- : Following new legislation in The Gut-deciding Tribes of Bellydonia, populations of two-headed Cats have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites.