The Kingdom of Girathwood is a huge, genial nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 685 million Girathwoodians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fallowbrok. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.5%.
The all-consuming Girathwoodian economy, worth 64.2 trillion Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 93,651 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.
Competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents, the military struggles with recruitment, graffiti graces every city's streets, and children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school. Crime is totally unknown. Girathwood's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Girathwood is ranked 176,703rd in the world and 47th in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 900.67 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Girathwood was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cultured.
- : Girathwood was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Rebellious Youth.
- : Following new legislation in Girathwood, children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school.
- : Following new legislation in Girathwood, graffiti graces every city's streets.
- : Following new legislation in Girathwood, the military struggles with recruitment.
- : Girathwood was reclassified from "Conservative Democracy" to "New York Times Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Girathwood, competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents.
- : Girathwood's influence in The Union of Democratic States rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Girathwood was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Devout.
- : Following new legislation in Girathwood, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs.
