The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ballo with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 39.912 billion Ballons enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The relatively small government is dominated by the Department of Education, although Industry, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 27.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 13,051 trillion Levs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 326,995 Levs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
Large areas of Ballotonia are not accessible by the public, the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, and the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists. Crime is totally unknown. Ballotonia's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Atheism.
Ballotonia is ranked 6,781st in the world and 8th in Nederland for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 483,626 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Ballotonia, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists.
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Ballotonia, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia.
- : Following new legislation in
Ballotonia, the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons.
- : Following new legislation in
Ballotonia, large areas of Ballotonia are not accessible by the public.
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Ballotonia, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges.
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Ballotonia, printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins.
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Ballotonia, foreign despots proudly bandstand on Ballotonian airwaves.
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Ballotonia, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain.
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Ballotonia, there's never enough space in space.
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Ballotonia, construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground.