Population | 168 million |
Currency | Love |
Animal | Dude |
The Community of Like whatever is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 168 million slackers 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, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 62.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The chill economy, worth 10.4 trillion Loves a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 61,855 Loves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, bris parties are all the rage, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, and the tragedy of the commons is being tested nationwide but everyone says it's somebody else's problem. Crime is totally unknown. Like whatever's national animal is the Dude, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Like whatever is ranked 151,077th in the world and 2,730th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 420.09 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, the tragedy of the commons is being tested nationwide but everyone says it's somebody else's problem.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, bris parties are all the rage.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, the government prides itself on being smug and condescending to idiots.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers.
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed.
- : Like whatever voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".
- : Following new legislation in Like whatever, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 50 » Volaworand, Ebonhand, Goldnation, Eastern Juble Lux, Anarco Argentina, Hong Kong Kowloon and New Territories, Amerion, Greater Fennovia, Genoxelande, Tepertopia, Curlyhoward, ANuadh, The Free Falklands, Aidenfieeld, BEEstreetz, Eleuthelrium, Karmasia, Belschaft, Bawkie, Grace Wellesley Thayer, Land Without Shrimp, Great Scapula, Arscanesia, Hacrela, Bohenia, Pepperton, America Gone Wrong, Wehraboos, Differences-In-Differences, Emagination, Great Lothian, Ever Testing, 7 Trees, The Filippinas, Nowa Europa, Stelmund, Nakayo, Asarana, East Endia, Blipp, West Khazana Finsstan, Springwalla, Chernaya Zvezda, Poguelands, New Amerikan Republic, HawkoFon, Lilli Lands, Lupusterra, Sporaltryus, and Meglomania.