The Republic of Touching Grass 49 is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its digital currency, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.278 billion Touching Grass 49ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 49. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.9%.
The all-consuming Touching Grass 49ian economy, worth 360 trillion 49s a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,053 49s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 439,120 per year while the poor average 18,555, a ratio of 23.7 to 1.
Weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, phenotypic plasticity is a struggle for sealife in polluted waters, the Small Council has more than a little influence, and you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Touching Grass 49's national animal is the 49, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Touching Grass 49 is ranked 49,514th in the world and 188th in The Funian Puppet Region for Lowest Crime Rates, with 74.31 law-abiding acts per hour.
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- : Following new legislation in
Touching Grass 49, you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, the Small Council has more than a little influence.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, phenotypic plasticity is a struggle for sealife in polluted waters.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art.
- : Touching Grass 49 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices.
- : Following new legislation in Touching Grass 49, citizens must pay to enjoy Touching Grass 49's pristine beaches.
