The Republic of Thorn255 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.884 billion Thorn255ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Thorn255ian economy, worth 566 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,030 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 363,298 per year while the poor average 28,414, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.
Trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, commemoration of the Great Suspicious War costs almost as much as the war itself, the government has granted that two plus two makes four, and airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn255's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Thorn255 is ranked 205,024th in the world and 2,400th in Suspicious for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 314.77 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
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Thorn255, airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room.
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Thorn255, the government has granted that two plus two makes four.
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Thorn255, commemoration of the Great Suspicious War costs almost as much as the war itself.
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Thorn255, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy.
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Thorn255, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right.
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Thorn255 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
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Thorn255 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
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Thorn255 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
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Thorn255, people are turning themselves into worm food.
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Thorn255, in court almost every witness is a hostile witness.