The Republic of February 12 is a very large, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 400 million February 12ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Social Policy, and Education. The average income tax rate is 9.9%.
The February 12ian economy, worth 12.3 trillion Cards a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,638 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.
Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, and homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities. Crime is a serious problem. February 12's national animal is the Card, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
February 12 is ranked 199,400th in the world and 71st in Calendar for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.36 percentage of bribes refused.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : February 12 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Crime Rates and Most Avoided.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, government popup ads are springing up like weeds.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.
- : February 12's influence in Calendar fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
- : Following new legislation in February 12, fans doing the wave routinely disrupt the finals of Go tournaments.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair.
- : Following new legislation in February 12, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma.