The Republic of Curative Agent 137 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its national health service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.359 billion Curative Agent 137ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.3%.
The sizeable but inefficient Curative Agent 137ian economy, worth 59.9 trillion Credits 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. 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 44,042 Credits, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.
Small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome, poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, cities are engulfed by smog, and hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment. Crime is moderate. Curative Agent 137's national animal is the Trout, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Curative Agent 137 is ranked 106,961st in the world and 111th in Blue Chevron for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.
National Happenings
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Curative Agent 137 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed.
- : Curative Agent 137 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, cities are engulfed by smog.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security.
- : Following new legislation in Curative Agent 137, election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll.
