The Republic of Jet Trooper 4 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 1.35 billion Jet Trooper 4ians 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, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 34.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Jet Trooper 4ian economy, worth 60.7 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 44,946 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
Teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, and the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jet Trooper 4's national animal is the Droid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Jet Trooper 4 is ranked 321,551st in the world and 4,878th in eta for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -11.03 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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Jet Trooper 4, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days'.
- : Following new legislation in Jet Trooper 4, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly.