Population | 7.049 billion |
Currency | card |
Animal | legendary |
The Cyan-Depleted Cartridges of Printer243 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 7.049 billion Printer243ians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 91.1%.
The frighteningly efficient Printer243ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,097 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 155,723 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.
Bigtopian relations have become a minefield, chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom, this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, and employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer243's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Printer243 is ranked 117,102nd in the world and 2,299th in Two for Most Conservative, scoring 65.58 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, Bigtopian relations have become a minefield.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Leader.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, unsolved crimes are often pinned on veterans with PTSD.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
- : Following new legislation in Printer243, the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas.