Population | 9.527 billion |
Currency | Bivalve |
Animal | clam |
The Kingdom of Palourde is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The democratic population of 9.527 billion Palourdins have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The large but inefficient Palourdin economy, worth 387 trillion Bivalves a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,700 Bivalves, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.
There has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, Leader's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and the nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments. Crime is almost non-existent. Palourde's national animal is the clam.
Palourde is ranked 232,020th in the world and 127th in New Europe for Most Stationary, with 23.7209223186 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Palourde's influence in New Europe rose from "Hatchling" to "Squire".
- : Palourde relocated from Lazarus to New Europe.
- : Palourde altered its national flag.
- : Palourde was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Palourde ceased to exist in New Europe.
- : Palourde's influence in New Europe rose from "Page" to "Squire".
- : Palourde's influence in New Europe rose from "Unproven" to "Page".
- : Palourde relocated from Osiris to New Europe.
- : Palourde altered its national flag.
- : Palourde was refounded in Osiris.