The Federation of PlankGuy is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 18 million PlankGuyians 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 Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The PlankGuyian economy, worth 738 billion Plankies a year, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,047 Plankies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.
The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, explosive diarrhoea is not just a colorful phrase, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. PlankGuy's national animal is the PlankGuy .
PlankGuy is ranked 55,994th in the world and 25th in Lands End for Most Primitive, scoring 50.5 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
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PlankGuy was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Food Quality, Most Patriotic, and Highest Disposable Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Valuable International Artwork and Most Stationary.
- : PlankGuy's influence in Lands End rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Following new legislation in PlankGuy, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.
- : PlankGuy altered its national flag.
- : PlankGuy altered its national flag.
- : PlankGuy published "About the nation" (Factbook: Miscellaneous).
- : PlankGuy relocated from Sophia to Lands End.
- : Following new legislation in PlankGuy, explosive diarrhoea is not just a colorful phrase.
- : Following new legislation in PlankGuy, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway.
- : Following new legislation in PlankGuy, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit.
