Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: All-Consuming |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Regional Influence: Powerbroker
Location: The Imperial Union of Order States
Population | 5.276 billion |
Currency | Gold |
Animal | Bear |
The Free Land of Barbartopia is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.276 billion Barbartopians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 40.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The all-consuming Barbartopian economy, worth 480 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,135 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Helicopter parenting is on the rise, having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, and caps with skulls on them are the height of fashion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbartopia's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Barbartopia is ranked 87,217th in the world and 7th in The Imperial Union of Order States for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 93.23 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, caps with skulls on them are the height of fashion.
- : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community.
- : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom.
- : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, helicopter parenting is on the rise.
- : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game.
- : Barbartopia voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Reef Preservation and Restoration".
- : Barbartopia lodged a message on the The Imperial Union of Order States Regional Message Board.
- : Barbartopia's influence in The Imperial Union of Order States fell from "Power" to "Powerbroker".
- : Barbartopia lodged a message on the The Imperial Union of Order States Regional Message Board.
- : Barbartopia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Fair Work Visas Act".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: None.