The Media of Mainstream is a huge, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 859 million Trendsetters 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.2%.
The strong Trendsetter economy, worth 49.9 trillion Trends a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 58,100 Trends, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.
The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mainstream's national animal is the Animated Paper Plane.
Mainstream is ranked 118,722nd in the world and 239th in Forest for Most Beautiful Environments, with 545.57 pounds of wildlife per square mile.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Mainstream's influence in Forest rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Mainstream published "Z-Day'24: (1) GentX One: No More Threats to Humanity" (Bulletin: News).
- : Mainstream's influence in Forest rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Mainstream altered its national flag.
- : Mainstream altered its national flag.
- : Mainstream changed its national animal to "Animated Paper Plane", its motto to "We Make Trends", and its nation type to "Media".
- : Mainstream changed its national animal to "Paper Planes", its demonym to "Trendsetter", and its demonym adjective to "Trendsetter".
- : Mainstream relocated from Balder to Forest.
- : Mainstream was refounded in Balder.
- : Mainstream ceased to exist in Special edition.
