Population | 29.788 billion |
Capital | Lamuella |
Leader | Wonko the Sane |
Faith | Saneism |
Currency | Triganic Pu |
Animal | Bugblatter Beast |
The Confederacy of The Goggles is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Wonko the Sane with an iron fist, and remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, flagrant waste-dumping, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 29.788 billion Gogglesians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lamuella. Income tax is unheard of.
The frighteningly efficient Gogglesian economy, worth an astonishing 21,539 trillion Triganic Pus a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 723,089 Triganic Pus, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,455,568 per year while the poor average 157,089, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.
Public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly, TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews, and maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. The Goggles's national animal is the Bugblatter Beast, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Saneism.
The Goggles is ranked 345,271st in the world and 2nd in The New Old South for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 0.72 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
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The Goggles, maintaining economic growth is no laughing matter.
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The Goggles, TV coverage of music festivals consists mostly of backstage interviews.
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The Goggles, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly.
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The Goggles, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment.
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The Goggles, the The Goggles Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise.
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The Goggles, foreign governments regularly accuse the Gogglesian military of war crimes.
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The Goggles, foreign envoys that want to visit The Goggles now have to navigate real minefields in addition to the political ones.
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The Goggles, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over The Goggles.
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The Goggles, fitness to teach sport is proven by urinating the furthest up a wall.
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The Goggles, nocturnal light pollution is mostly blue.