Population | 3.68 billion |
Capital | Rick |
Leader | Rick Astley |
Currency | Rick |
Animal | Rick |
The Rick of You know the rules and is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Rick Astley with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.68 billion You know the rules andians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rick. The average income tax rate is 33.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The all-consuming You know the rules andian economy, worth 384 trillion Ricks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,493 Ricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
Public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall', the nation's politicians are acknowledged as the most polite in the region to the dismay of comedians everywhere, and citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. You know the rules and's national animal is the Rick, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
You know the rules and is ranked 76,707th in the world and 55th in The Funian Puppet Region for Most Stationary, with 626.77729330672 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, the nation's politicians are acknowledged as the most polite in the region to the dismay of comedians everywhere.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall'.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people".
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air You know the rules and flights to avoid the pay lavatories.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, children play a simplified version of hopscotch.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, brains have been removed from lists of best brain foods.
- : Following new legislation in You know the rules and, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver.