The Republic of Thorn251 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, avant-garde cinema, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.9 billion Thorn251ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 72.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Thorn251ian economy, worth 678 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 138,441 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.
Enemy governments seem especially interested in Thorn251's election cycle, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, and Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn251's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Thorn251 is ranked 318,810th in the world and 4,024th in Suspicious for Nicest Citizens, with 0.61 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Thorn251, Members of Parliament are often found living in cardboard boxes.
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Thorn251, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers.
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Thorn251, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content.
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Thorn251, enemy governments seem especially interested in Thorn251's election cycle.
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Thorn251, all screens are equal but some are more equal than others.
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Thorn251, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country.
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Thorn251, nobody likes bad boys any more.
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Thorn251, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got.
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Thorn251, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash.
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Thorn251, government popup ads are springing up like weeds.