The Republic of February 22nd is a small, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 45 million February 22ndians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 19.7%.
The strong February 22ndian economy, worth 2.04 trillion Cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 45,329 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.
Theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good, clerics are taught that silence is golden and duct tape is silver, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes. Crime is moderate. February 22nd's national animal is the Card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
February 22nd is ranked 109,737th in the world and 34th in Calendar for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, clerics are taught that silence is golden and duct tape is silver.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities.
- : February 22nd was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector and the Top 10% for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, surveillance cameras are banned.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
- : Following new legislation in February 22nd, over a third of the seats in sports stadiums have been removed to make room for female-only commodes.