The People's Republic of Desvios is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.744 billion Desviosians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desvios City. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Desviosian economy, worth a remarkable 4,313 trillion decapitated heads a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 273,968 decapitated heads, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence. Crime is totally unknown. Desvios's national animal is the Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.
Desvios is ranked 291,614th in the world and 11,288th in Balder for Most Primitive, scoring -838.14 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Desvios was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Rudest Citizens and the Top 10% for Nudest.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks".
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, students are known to arrive at school in their pyjamas.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, foreign despots proudly bandstand on Desviosian airwaves.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, hackers post hourly updates on international summits.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage.
- : Desvios was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced, Most Advanced Public Education, Most Developed, and Highest Food Quality and the Top 5% for Most Beautiful Environments.
- : Following new legislation in Desvios, it's been a banner year for local vexillology.
