Population | 18.255 billion |
Capital | Seinovo |
Leader | Joseph Table |
Currency | Ruble |
Animal | Panther |
The Republic of Joseph Table is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Joseph Table with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 18.255 billion Joes are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The large, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seinovo. The average income tax rate is 52.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The powerhouse Joe economy, worth a remarkable 1,810 trillion Rubles 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, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. 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 99,182 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Joes any less frightened, fearful citizens watch their every move as does their government, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, and the populace lives in fear of painful execution for minor offences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joseph Table's national animal is the Panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Joseph Table is ranked 20,047th in the world and 2nd in Soviet Union for Most Cultured, scoring 91 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Joseph Table, the populace lives in fear of painful execution for minor offences.
- : Joseph Table's influence in Soviet Union rose from "Enforcer" to "Eminence Grise".
- : Following new legislation in Joseph Table, the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances.
- : Joseph Table was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
- : Following new legislation in Joseph Table, fearful citizens watch their every move as does their government.
- : Following new legislation in Joseph Table, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Joes any less frightened.
- : Joseph Table's influence in Soviet Union rose from "Dealmaker" to "Enforcer".
- : Following new legislation in Joseph Table, Joseph Table is increasingly belligerent on the international stage.
- : Joseph Table's influence in Soviet Union rose from "Instigator" to "Dealmaker".
- : Joseph Table was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.