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This page was last updated on 31 October 4004 BC
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Background:
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Baja LasVegastan was founded on Monday, October 31, 4004 BC -- the
Ninth Day.
God commanded the
creation of
the universe on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC, the First Day.
God created Jim-Bob the First, Adam, and Eve
on the Sixth Day -- Friday the 28th. On the Seventh Day (Saturday,
the 29th), all four of them rested: God, Jim-Bob the First, Adam,
and Eve. On the Eighth Day (Sunday, the 30th), Satan deceived Adam and
Eve -- but was not capable of deceiving Jim-Bob the First, a
creature of greater power.
On the following day, the Ninth Day, Monday, October 31, 4004 BC,
"in the cool of the day" (that is, early morning), God discovered
the deception and expelled Adam and Eve to the Middle East. He gave
sovereignty over the badlands -- everything other than The
Garden of Eden -- to them. He gave sovereignty over The Garden of Eden to
Jim-Bob the First, as a reward for resisting Satan. (The Book of
Genesis was written by Adam, and -- out of embarrassment -- omits
any mention of Jim-Bob the First and of his superior abilities in
resisting temptation.)
"Someday," said God to Jim-Bob the First, "I will create a city
across the mountains, in the high desert. The Spaniards will call it
'Alta Las Vegas', and the Americans will turn it into a place of
gambling and debauchery. Knowing this, O Sovereign of The Garden, would you like to rename
The Garden?". So Jim-Bob the First renamed it "The Benevolent
Dictatorship of Baja LasVegastan", and he named himself Benevolent
Dictator, all in accordance with God's command.
Three thousand years later, on October 31, 1004 BC, Jim-Bob the
First ascended into heaven without death, as commanded by God. Three
thousand years after that, on October 31, 1996 AD, his successor --
Jim-Bob the Second -- likewise ascended into heaven without death,
as commanded by God.
Perhaps, three thousand years after that, on October 31, 4996 AD,
God will command Jim-Bob the Third, the current Benevolent Dictator,
to ascend into heaven without death; and perhaps God will command
the destruction of the universe when this happens.
Or perhaps not. No man knows what God will command. The wise man
obeys God's commands as they come. He does not attempt to predict
God's commands, nor does he attempt to suggest to God what they
should be.
Since the enthronement of Jim-Bob the Second in 1004 BC, the surrounding
badlands have been occupied (in succession) by the Acjachemens, the
Spaniards, the Mexicans, and the Americans. None of them has noticed
that Baja LasVegastan even exists.
These aren't
the lands we want to conquer has been their attitude. Indeed,
the Americans (the current sovereign of the surrounding badlands) regard "Tom Streeter"
(the current nom de la vie of Jim-Bob the Third) as a US citizen
(born in late July), and
pays him benefits as a disabled US Army veteran. As an homage to the success
of this deceit, Jim-Bob the Third celebrates "Baja LasVegastan
Independence Day" in late July rather than in late October. |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Benevolent Dictatorship of Baja
LasVegastan
conventional short form: Baja LasVegastan
abbreviation: LN or BLN |
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Government type:
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benevolent dictatorship |
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Capital:
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name:
Baja LasVegastan City
geographic coordinates: 33 27 N, 117 39 W
time difference: UTC-8 (during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends
first Sunday in November
note: follows Pacific Time, in effect in surrounding US
territory |
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Administrative divisions:
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3 provinces: InsideHousestan, OutsideBackPatioistan,
DetatchedGaragestan
2 special administrative region: CommonAreastan (shared with 28
other homes in our non-stock housing cooperative), HotTubistan |
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Dependent areas:
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none |
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Independence:
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31 October 4004 BC (granted sovereignty by God) |
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National holiday:
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Benevolent Dictator's Birthday, 30 July (traditional); Last Saturday
in July (observed) |
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Constitution:
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31 October 4004 BC, effective 31 October 4004 BC |
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Legal system:
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benevolent dictator is sole and supreme judge; does not accept
compulsory ICJ |
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Suffrage:
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none |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: Benevolent Dictator Tom STREETER (since 31 October
1996)
head of government: Benevolent Dictator Tom STREETER (since
31 October 1996)
head of the established church:
Mahatmalama Tom STREETER (since
31 October 1996)
note: the chief of
state, head of government, and head of the established church are
coterminous
cabinet: none
elections: none |
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Legislative branch:
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the benevolent dictator is sole and supreme law giver |
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Judicial branch:
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the benevolent dictator is sole and supreme judge |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Imperial Benevolent Democratic People's Royal Republican Green
Liberation Dictatorial Party [Tom STREETER, first secretary] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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Dictatorial Liberation Green Republican Royal People's Democratic
Benevolent Imperial Alliance [Tom STREETER, chairman] |
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International organization participation:
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none |
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Flag description:
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divided diagonally from lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle
is fuchsia; the lower triangle is aqua; a centered lime oval,
vertically oriented, displays a woman's white pump shoe |
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Economy - overview:
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Baja LasVegastan has the smallest economy in the world. It produces
nothing but trash (and roses, which the female overseas worker clips and
gives to her friends, neighbors, and co-workers), and it imports everything from the United States.
Remittances from the two overseas workers (the female overseas
worker is a
resident alien), provide 100% of
its income. |
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GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$0.00 trillion |
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GDP (official exchange rate):
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$0.00 trillion |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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0.0% |
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$0,000 |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 0.0001%
industry: 0%
services: 99.9999% |
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Labor force:
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2 (includes both overseas workers) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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managerial, professional, and technical 50%, sales and office: 50% |
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Unemployment rate:
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0.0% |
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Population below poverty line:
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0.0% |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 100%
highest 10%: 100%
(there is only one household) |
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Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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0 (there is only one family) |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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0% (by benevolent decree; the Baja LasVegastani Chip is not tied to the
US Dollar) |
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Investment (gross fixed):
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NA |
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Budget:
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revenues: NA
expenditures: NA |
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Public debt:
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NA |
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Agriculture - products:
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roses (the female overseas worker clips them and gives them to her
friends, co-workers, and neighbors) |
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Industries:
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none |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA |
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Electricity - production:
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0.000 trillion kWh |
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Electricity - consumption:
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NA |
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Electricity - exports:
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0.00 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity - imports:
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NA |
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Oil - production:
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0.00 million bbl/day |
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Oil - consumption:
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0.00 million bbl/day |
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Oil - exports:
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0.00 million bbl/day |
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Oil - imports:
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0.00 million bbl/day |
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Oil - proved reserves:
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0.00 billion bbl |
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Natural gas - production:
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0.00 billion cu m |
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Natural gas - consumption:
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NA |
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Natural gas - exports:
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0.00 billion cu m |
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Natural gas - imports:
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NA |
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0.000 trillion cu m |
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Current account balance:
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NA |
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Exports:
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NA |
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Exports - commodities:
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trash, roses |
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Exports - partners:
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United States 100% |
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Imports:
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NA |
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Imports - commodities:
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NA |
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Imports - partners:
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United States 100% |
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Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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NA |
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Debt - external:
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NA |
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Economic aid - donor:
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NA |
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Baja
LasVegastani Chip (LNC) |
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Exchange rates:
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NA |
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Fiscal year:
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1 January - 31 December |
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