The Federation of Grentickertop is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 141 million Grentickertopians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 14.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Grentickertopian economy, worth 8.58 trillion Grentickertopian Sovereigns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 60,823 Grentickertopian Sovereigns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.
Coat closets are being re-branded as bedrooms, doctors are trying to diagnose diseases by looking at their patients' Snipchat pictures, billions are being spent on a new island airport, and students abandon classrooms for online education. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Grentickertop's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Grentickertop is ranked 155,882nd in the world and 220th in The Union of Democratic States for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.68 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Grentickertop, students abandon classrooms for online education.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, billions are being spent on a new island airport.
- : Grentickertop's influence in The Union of Democratic States rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, doctors are trying to diagnose diseases by looking at their patients' Snipchat pictures.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, coat closets are being re-branded as bedrooms.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, children have lost interest in toy guns in favor of toy meth lab kits.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita.
- : Following new legislation in Grentickertop, refugees from other nations are flocking to Grentickertop's border.
