Population | 479 million |
Currency | Catalytic Converter |
Animal | Raccoon |
The Republic of Gary IN is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 479 million Gary INians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.4%.
The frighteningly efficient Gary INian economy, worth 59.3 trillion Catalytic Converters a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 123,822 Catalytic Converters, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.
Business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Gary IN, millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded Gary IN City with effluent, and those who cut young children are told to cut it out. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. Gary IN's national animal is the Raccoon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Gary IN is ranked 41,000th in the world and 2nd in Gestalt for Most Patriotic, with 31.8 flags saluted per person per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, those who cut young children are told to cut it out.
- : Gary IN was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, Most Valuable International Artwork, and Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Gary IN was endorsed by The Community of Retroflow.
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded Gary IN City with effluent.
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Gary IN.
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, business ambassadors offer bong tokes to foreign leaders.
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, online tourism reviews of Gary IN are suspiciously positive and amazingly similar.
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, wait staff claim to like it when odorous customers flirt with them.
- : Gary IN's influence in Gestalt rose from "Power" to "Superpower".
- : Following new legislation in Gary IN, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food.