Population | 2.966 billion |
Capital | Michael City |
Leader | Michael G Smith |
Faith | Smithism |
Currency | mark |
Animal | Panther |
The Empire of Why We Work is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Michael G Smith with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.966 billion Why We Workians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Michael City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.7%.
The large but inefficient Why We Workian economy, worth 161 trillion marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 54,301 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.
Abattoirs are struggling with the directive to 'wait until the animal dies of a ripe old age', little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Why We Workian Navy, and small shoes often wash up on the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Why We Work's national animal is the Panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Smithism.
Why We Work is ranked 170,023rd in the world and 29th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,044.25 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
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Why We Work was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport and Most Valuable International Artwork.
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Why We Work was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
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Why We Work's influence in The Amaranthine Isles rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
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Why We Work relocated from Balder to The Amaranthine Isles.
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Why We Work was refounded in Balder.
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Why We Work ceased to exist in The Amaranthine Isles.
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Why We Work was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from
The Federal Republic of Keisei Skyliner, curing 1 million infected.
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Why We Work was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from
The Republic of No right land, curing 1 million infected.
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Why We Work was struck by a Mk III (Purifier) Cure Missile from
The Colony of Money forever, curing 1 million infected.
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Why We Work was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from
The United Kingdom of Boring Rock, curing 1 million infected.