The Free Democracy of Ballotonia is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ballo with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 46.599 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, socially-minded government is primarily concerned with Education, with Administration, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipolis. The average income tax rate is 36.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ballotonian economy, worth an astonishing 15,527 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 333,207 Levs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue", ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, and undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations. 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 1,278th in the world and 1st in Nederland for Safest, scoring 157.68 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Ballotonia, undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips.
- : Ballotonia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, the Museum of Blackacrean War Crimes is located on "Blackacre Did Nothing Wrong Avenue".
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Ballotonian mussels the biggest in Nederland.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat.
- : Following new legislation in Ballotonia, stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence.
- : Ballotonia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced, Highest Average Incomes, Highest Economic Output, Most Stationary, and Highest Food Quality.
- : Ballotonia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
