The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ballo with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 46.663 billion Ballons are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Education, although Administration, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 41.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 15,648 trillion Levs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 335,361 Levs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Escalators are avoided at all costs, cops in Tulipolis spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row, annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals, and the nation has dismantled its entire WMD arsenal. Crime is totally unknown. Ballotonia's national animal is the Penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.
Ballotonia is ranked 431st in the world and 1st in Nederland for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,236.3 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Ballotonia, the nation has dismantled its entire WMD arsenal.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, annulments are on the rise as couples discover their ancestors were born in the same hospitals.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, cops in Tulipolis spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, escalators are avoided at all costs.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, official maps have to be revised on a weekly basis.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, no one born in Ballotonia can fix a leaky faucet.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people".
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits.
