The United Socialist States of Bleppers is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.498 billion Bleppersians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 55.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The thriving Bleppersian economy, worth 154 trillion grasses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 103,345 grasses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Heavily stoned police officers are unsure whether the recent directive to 'clean up the streets' means arresting drug dealers or hosing down the sidewalk, politicians have to be granted day-release from prison to speak on bills, back-alley holistic doctors carry crystals in long trench coats, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime is totally unknown. Bleppers's national animal is the Foxes, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Bleppers is ranked 83,817th in the world and 862nd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 55.17 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Bleppers, every workday begins with group therapy.
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Bleppers, back-alley holistic doctors carry crystals in long trench coats.
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Bleppers, politicians have to be granted day-release from prison to speak on bills.
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Bleppers, heavily stoned police officers are unsure whether the recent directive to 'clean up the streets' means arresting drug dealers or hosing down the sidewalk.
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Bleppers, elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates.
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Bleppers was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "New York Times Democracy".
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Bleppers, sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort.
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Bleppers, a signed affidavit from a prominent anti-corruption advocate declares that he is in fact a crook after all.
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Bleppers was reclassified from "New York Times Democracy" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
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Bleppers, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares.