General Assembly
Security Council
The Free Land of The Grateful States is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 241 million Dead Heads enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The strong Grateful economy, worth 14.1 trillion Show Tickets a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. Average income is 58,332 Show Tickets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
The government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, it's a jungle out there, the government has little issue with allowing its citizens to languish in foreign jails, and grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Grateful States's national animal is the China Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Grateful States is ranked 95,430th in the world and 336th in Talonia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,098.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
Endorsements Received: 2 » 
Principado Blake and 
Heraky.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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The Grateful States, grannies get pulled over for knitting pullovers while driving.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, the government has little issue with allowing its citizens to languish in foreign jails.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, it's a jungle out there.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, murderers with law degrees can be seen swinging the gavel in courts.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, most ambassadors from The Grateful States retire only a few years after being appointed.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel.
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, truck drivers turn their engines off and coast whenever they're going downhill.
- : The Grateful States voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Commend Vilita and Turori"".
- : Following new legislation in The Grateful States, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster.
