The Republic of South Gate is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 85 million South Gateans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 37.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The strong South Gatean economy, worth 4.49 trillion American Dollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,832 American Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
Nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, a murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career, videogames like 'Equalia: Knights of Self-Confidence' are proving inexplicably unpopular, and thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Gate's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
South Gate is ranked 84,235th in the world and 6th in The Toastic Assembly for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.64 percentage of bribes refused.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, thousands of picky mothers-in-law have been recruited to serve as even pickier cookery instructors.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, videogames like 'Equalia: Knights of Self-Confidence' are proving inexplicably unpopular.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, a murderous reputation can revitalise a flagging celebrity career.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.
- : South Gate was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Primitive.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas".
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, people's charity begins and ends at home.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs.
- : Following new legislation in South Gate, faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers.