Population | 1.106 billion |
Currency | denier |
Animal | swan |
The Allied States of Time in Joy is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 1.106 billion Time in Joyians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Time in Joyian economy, worth 21.8 trillion deniers 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, fairly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. 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 19,703 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, and it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves. Crime is totally unknown. Time in Joy's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Time in Joy is ranked 176,122nd in the world and 506th in Concord for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 75.05 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Time in Joy resigned from the World Assembly.
- : Time in Joy endorsed The State of Southwestern Federal Republic.
- : Time in Joy endorsed The Microcosm of Council of Feathers.
- : Time in Joy endorsed The Artificial Light of Mechanocracy.
- : Time in Joy was admitted to the World Assembly.
- : Time in Joy applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Time in Joy resigned from the World Assembly.
- : Time in Joy was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Income Equality.
- : Time in Joy was endorsed by The Dictatorship of Reformed Finland.
- : Time in Joy was endorsed by The Microcosm of Council of Feathers.