The Republic of Cypresstwig is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 10.081 billion Cypresstwigians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Public Transport, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but stagnant Cypresstwigian economy, worth 165 trillion marks 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 Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. 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 16,465 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Visitors to Cypresstwig are microchipped and must be escorted by a Cypresstwigian soldier - even to the bathroom, it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey, billions of marks are being poured into a space program, and fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cypresstwig's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
Cypresstwig is ranked 332,035th in the world and 4,701st in the Rejected Realms for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -10.92 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- :
Cypresstwig was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, billions of marks are being poured into a space program.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, visitors to Cypresstwig are microchipped and must be escorted by a Cypresstwigian soldier - even to the bathroom.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, the dartboard at the Cypresstwigian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of Leader's face.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare.
- : Following new legislation in
Cypresstwig, wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts.