The Free Land of Mel Nation 001 is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed population of 482 million Mels are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greenhouse Centre of Origin. The average income tax rate is 32.6%.
The thriving Melite-like economy, worth 38.0 trillion Obliquitieses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 78,807 Obliquitieses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.
Disability advocates are not amused that they are told to be dependent on Mels's kindness, there's no such thing as a safe bet, the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets, and small shoes often wash up on the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mel Nation 001's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Mel Nation 001 is ranked 60,017th in the world and 64th in Eurth for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,268.09 on the Gilded Widget Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, small shoes often wash up on the beach.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, there's no such thing as a safe bet.
- : Mel Nation 001 was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, disability advocates are not amused that they are told to be dependent on Mels's kindness.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them.
- : Mel Nation 001 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, surgeons walk out of theatres more often than prima donna actors.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, it's a comma comma comma comma comma rebellion.
- : Following new legislation in Mel Nation 001, the newest shade developed by Mel Nation 001's dye industry has been dubbed 'Agent Orange'.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: None.
