Population | 5.232 billion |
Capital | Ashas |
Leader | Madam Victoria |
Faith | Unishiss |
Currency | Peti |
Animal | Bumblebee |
The No Love Without Pain of Thousand Branches is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Madam Victoria with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 5.232 billion Branchians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ashas. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The powerhouse Thousand Branchesian economy, worth 367 trillion Petis a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Automobile Manufacturing. 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 70,248 Petis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
A paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations, classes are regularly interrupted by drunken children, vital infrastructure development is on hold because of 'nature and stuff', and the government is giving peace a chance. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thousand Branches's national animal is the Bumblebee, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Unishiss.
Thousand Branches is ranked 31,751st in the world and 51st in International Democratic Union for Most Cultured, scoring 79 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Thousand Branches was endorsed by The United Republic of Sunemia.
- : Thousand Branches was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
- : Thousand Branches was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Inclusive.
- : Thousand Branches was endorsed by The Social Democracy of Gardavasque.
- : Thousand Branches's influence in International Democratic Union rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
- : Thousand Branches was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
- : Thousand Branches was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
- : Thousand Branches was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
- : Thousand Branches was endorsed by The Republic of Taberland.
- : Thousand Branches voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "All We Want for Christmas Is You"".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 7 » Sanctaria, Grellania, Haesan, Stefflandia, Taberland, Gardavasque, and Sunemia.