The Republic of Thorn472 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, avowedly heterosexual populace, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.255 billion Thorn472ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The thriving Thorn472ian economy, worth 296 trillion dollars 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. 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 91,137 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, Leader's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, and schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn472's national animal is the tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Thorn472 is ranked 86,705th in the world and 968th in Suspicious for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 54.03 Effective Tax Rate.
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Most Recent Government Activity:
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Thorn472, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar.
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Thorn472, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning.
- : Following new legislation in
Thorn472, Leader's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site.
- : Following new legislation in
Thorn472, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country.
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Thorn472, no one gossips with Leader during diplomatic summits.
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Thorn472 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
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Thorn472, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures.
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Thorn472, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor.
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Thorn472, museums offer moralization or your money back.
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Thorn472, retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits.