Population | 3.817 billion |
Capital | Rick |
Leader | Rick Astley |
Currency | Rick |
Animal | Rick |
The Rick of So do i is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Rick Astley with an even hand, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, ritual sacrifices, and national health service. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 3.817 billion So do ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rick. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient So do ian economy, worth 479 trillion Ricks 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 an impressive 125,633 Ricks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The death penalty has been reintroduced, it is popularly believed that "cheese every day keeps disaster away", fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home, and the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. So do i's national animal is the Rick, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
So do i is ranked 35,521st in the world and 43rd in The Funian Puppet Region for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,696.59 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : So do i was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Developed, Most Patriotic, and Largest Black Market.
- : So do i was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
- : So do i was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
- : Following new legislation in So do i, the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture.
- : Following new legislation in So do i, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home.
- : Following new legislation in So do i, it is popularly believed that "cheese every day keeps disaster away".
- : Following new legislation in So do i, the death penalty has been reintroduced.
- : Following new legislation in So do i, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets.
- : Following new legislation in So do i, the media have begun calling the government treasury "Rick Astley's stash".
- : Following new legislation in So do i, So do i Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere'.