The Holy Empire of Tater-Solanum is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and public floggings. The compassionate population of 167 million Earth Apples have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but inefficient Tater-Solanumian economy, worth 8.19 trillion Knödels a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,013 Knödels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Tater-Solanum's national animal is the Great Potato Beast, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Tater-Solanum is ranked 278,513th in the world and 292nd in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.66 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Tater-Solanum, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, the nation was recently voted "most likely to betray its allies".
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, an enormous health awareness programme is underway.
- : Tater-Solanum was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order.
- : Following new legislation in Tater-Solanum, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail.
