Population | 3.826 billion |
Capital | Rick |
Leader | Rick Astley |
Faith | Rick duh |
Currency | Rick |
Animal | Rick |
The Rick Respecting Royalty of Ur too shy to say it is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Rick Astley with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.826 billion Ur too shy to say itians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rick. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Ur too shy to say itian economy, worth 443 trillion Ricks 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. 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 an impressive 115,960 Ricks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 362,512 per year while the poor average 28,461, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.
The tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence, black tea is only available on the black market, and the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ur too shy to say it's national animal is the Rick, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Rick duh.
Ur too shy to say it is ranked 281,593rd in the world and 576th in The Funian Puppet Region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -11.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ur too shy to say it was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, Largest Black Market, and Most Patriotic.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, black tea is only available on the black market.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, patients often wonder which is more annoying: their excruciating pain or their doctor incessantly praying over it.
- : Ur too shy to say it was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?".
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want.
- : Following new legislation in Ur too shy to say it, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals.