Population | 8.578 billion |
Capital | Shadowzia |
Leader | Shadowlia Firewaterwolf |
Faith | Church of Pizza |
Currency | Gold Ring |
Animal | Hedgehog |
The Mystical Special Nation of Shadow thy Hedgehog is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Shadowlia Firewaterwolf with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, lack of airports, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.578 billion Shadows are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadowzia. The income tax rate is 100%.
The frighteningly efficient Shadowan economy, worth a remarkable 2,780 trillion Gold Rings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 324,129 Gold Rings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
There is a growing belief that mothers love their children more than fathers, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, and consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadow thy Hedgehog's national animal is the Hedgehog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Pizza.
Shadow thy Hedgehog is ranked 28,624th in the world and 18th in Green Hills for Most Stationary, with 1,394.77239206732 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, there is a growing belief that mothers love their children more than fathers.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, national parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys'.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, the government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, nude art is becoming wildly popular.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, arthritic surgeons with tremulous fingers reassure patients that they are in safe hands.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow thy Hedgehog, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes.