The Republic of Thorn451 is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, pith helmet sales, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 3.239 billion Thorn451ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 62.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The thriving Thorn451ian economy, worth 306 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 94,681 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.
A referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia, and dreams of replicator technology have been dashed following a ban on 3D printers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn451's national animal is the tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Thorn451 is ranked 35,790th in the world and 141st in Suspicious for Nicest Citizens, with 18.66 average smiles per day.
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Thorn451, dreams of replicator technology have been dashed following a ban on 3D printers.
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Thorn451, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia.
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Thorn451, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges.
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Thorn451, a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed.
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Thorn451, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper.
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Thorn451, sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park.
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Thorn451, pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute.
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Thorn451, high school bands practice by moonlight.
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Thorn451, euthanasia is legal.
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Thorn451, adulthood begins with the creation of an email account.