The United States of Printer408 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its frequent executions, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 5.503 billion Printer408ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 89.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Printer408ian economy, worth 909 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 165,275 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.
Declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing Leader to progressive thinkers, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops, and mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer408's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Printer408 is ranked 278,067th in the world and 1,820th in Two for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.1 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Printer408 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market and the Top 10% for Highest Poor Incomes, Most Advanced Public Education, and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Printer408 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Rudest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, mining is the nation's most dangerous occupation.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing Leader to progressive thinkers.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, pet owners exercise their legendaries at a snail's pace or risk prosecution.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, the people's love for Leader is little more than self-preservation.
- : Following new legislation in Printer408, minstrels carrying coconut shells provide sound effects wherever their nobles wander.
