The Nickel of Ni is a titanic, safe nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, free-roaming dinosaurs, and public floggings. The humorless, devout population of 20.197 billion Nians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.
The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 76.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Nian economy, worth a remarkable 2,577 trillion Golds a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 127,610 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
Riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work, throwing a sickie is a serious crime, and money can't buy you love but you can purchase a reasonable approximation of it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ni's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Ni is ranked 283,208th in the world and 68th in The Invaders for Nicest Citizens, with 3.13 average smiles per day.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Ni, money can't buy you love but you can purchase a reasonable approximation of it.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, throwing a sickie is a serious crime.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, patch v22.1705 - all developers are now paid for work.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, scrapyards are filled with Leader's face.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.
- : Following new legislation in Ni, pinkie promises are a matter of life and death.