Population | 20.463 billion |
Capital | The Hut |
Leader | Nobody |
Faith | a minor religion |
Currency | Shiny Rock |
Animal | Great Silver Bird |
The Truly Free State of Western Scientificum is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Nobody with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 20.463 billion Western Scientists live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.
The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Administration, with Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Healthcare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hut. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.7%.
The frighteningly efficient Western Scientist economy, worth a remarkable 1,689 trillion Shiny Rocks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 82,571 Shiny Rocks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.
Drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, anti-government web sites are springing up, and life is somewhat repetitive. Crime is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Western Scientificum's national animal is the Great Silver Bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is a minor religion.
Western Scientificum is ranked 6,012th in the world and 48th in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 2,967.66476736 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, anti-government web sites are springing up.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, a commonwealth of equal nations recognises that Western Scientificum is a bit more equal than the others.
- : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries.