The Republic of Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 7.54 billion Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69ians 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 enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 55.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but underdeveloped Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69ian economy, worth 184 trillion dollars 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. 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 24,503 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town, a major religion has been named as Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 in an international press conference, and Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 has designated Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 is ranked 42,509th in the world and 549th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,058.77 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 has designated Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 City as its capital city.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, Leader has just been declared ruler of Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 in an international press conference.
- : Following new legislation in
Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, a major religion has been named as Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69's national religion.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, the big red machine has ground to a halt.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, surveillance cameras are banned.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69 was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
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Pineapple Belongs on Pizza 69, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public.