Population | 12.087 billion |
Capital | The WALL |
Leader | A V O Cado |
Faith | Avocadism |
Currency | avocado |
Animal | avocado |
The Avocado Wonderland of Gorundu is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by A V O Cado with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.087 billion Gorundans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The WALL. The average income tax rate is 85.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Gorundan economy, worth 845 trillion avocados a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Soda Sales. Average income is 69,988 avocados, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Government expenses are beyond compare, Gorundu recently hosted the least successful trade negotiations since The Phantom Menace, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and the latest national park is visited by more sharks than people. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gorundu's national animal is the avocado, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Avocadism.
Gorundu is ranked 42,027th in the world and 441st in The North Pacific for Nudest, with 217.75 cheeks per square mile.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Gorundu lodged a message on the The North Pacific Regional Message Board.
- : Gorundu resigned from the World Assembly.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Empire of Tiwaria.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Orbundao.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Winter Phantom of Kaschovia.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The United Voivodeships of The northern Polish territories.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Principality of The Realm of Dorne.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Imperial Realm of Graynard and Taterau.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Republic of Veridore.
- : Gorundu was endorsed by The Kazrian Federation of Kazanqa.