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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,333rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5,725thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,815th
The White Line Fever of
Moralistic Democracy Ordinary Decent Hardworking People
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Good

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

I 35

Population11.124 billion

CapitalDes Moines
LeaderEisenhower
FaithConstructionist

Currencytoll
AnimalRam

The White Line Fever of I 35 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, flagrant waste-dumping, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 11.124 billion Highwaymen are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Des Moines. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,029 trillion tolls a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,529 tolls, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 343,899 per year while the poor average 17,493, a ratio of 19.7 to 1.

Grandiose stage parents insist superyachts and private cinemas are children's basic needs, Eisenhower accepted United Federation theatrical awards for Best Writer and Best Actress on behalf of the absent recipients, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, and Des Moines's iconic yellow taxis are nowhere to be seen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. I 35's national animal is the Ram, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 35 is ranked 60,857th in the world and 3,572nd in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.61 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,333rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5,725thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,815thFattest Citizens: 10,967thNudest: 11,022ndMost Secular: 11,645thTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 23,378thLargest Welfare Programs: 24,860thMost Cultured: 26,713th
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 258th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 310th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 316th in the regionNudest: 509th in the regionFattest Citizens: 516th in the regionTop
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 666th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : I 35's influence in Balder rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : I 35 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : I 35 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : I 35 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : I 35 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Inclusive.
  • : I 35 altered its national flag.
  • : I 35's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : I 35's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : I 35's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : I 35's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".

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