Population | 12.577 billion |
Currency | Mark |
Animal | Bear |
The The Pointlessly Long WFE ext of 9008 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, rampant corporate plagiarism, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.577 billion 9008ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 79.6%.
The frighteningly efficient 9008ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,215 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 176,176 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.
Tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and the government is funneling billions into Cape 9008 following the shuttle crash. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 9008's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
9008 is ranked 105,022nd in the world and 1st in Stupidly long names for Most Stationary, with 405.41159470308 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : 9008 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, the government is funneling billions into Cape 9008 following the shuttle crash.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, 9008ian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, students do more community service than homework.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, the explosive fireball of the disintegrating space shuttle has devastated Cape 9008.
- : Following new legislation in 9008, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people".
- : Following new legislation in 9008, internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be.