Population | 229 million |
Currency | Drakes |
Animal | eli |
The Dictatorship of I like fish is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, fear of technology, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 229 million I like fishians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Welfare, although Defense, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 34.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but sluggish I like fishian economy, worth 7.42 trillion Drakeses 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 32,382 Drakeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, patriots insist that size does matter, roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse, and organ donation rates have hit a new low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. I like fish's national animal is the eli, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
I like fish is ranked 256,384th in the world and 3rd in Empire of Deck for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 21,081.27 Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : I like fish's influence in Empire of Deck rose from "Powerbroker" to "Power".
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, organ donation rates have hit a new low.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, roosters that herald the rising sun are immediately sent to the slaughterhouse.
- : I like fish's influence in Empire of Deck rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
- : I like fish lodged a message on the Empire of Deck Regional Message Board.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, patriots insist that size does matter.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment.
- : Following new legislation in I like fish, witnesses have to run a gauntlet of mob enforcers to testify at trials.