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The Republic of Apatatia

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Category: Capitalist Paradise
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Handshaker

Location: Vickenian experiment containment zone

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Apatatia

Population7.75 billion

Currencycurrency
Animalanimal

The Republic of Apatatia is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 7.75 billion Apatatians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Administration, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Apatatian economy, worth a remarkable 4,510 trillion currencies a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 582,058 currencies, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,215,041 per year while the poor average 8,367, a ratio of 623 to 1.

The government has announced its plans to construct a giant weaponised robot-cat, pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, and the Ministry of Truthiness now manages the entire media industry. Crime is totally unknown. Apatatia's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Apatatia is ranked 238th in the world and 1st in Vickenian experiment containment zone for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 22,202.67 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.

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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 43rdLargest Retail Industry: 45thMost Subsidized Industry: 70thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 86thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 105thMost Efficient Economies: 153rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 193rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 223rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 228thHighest Average Incomes: 237thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 238thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 245thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 261stLargest Gambling Industry: 411thMost Cheerful Citizens: 462ndHighest Drug Use: 583rdMost Secular: 591stLargest Mining Sector: 592ndFattest Citizens: 701stMost Rebellious Youth: 942ndMost Cultured: 967thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 975thRudest Citizens: 1,011thLargest Black Market: 1,060thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,140thNicest Citizens: 1,203rdMost Inclusive: 1,611thLargest Governments: 1,724thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,794thMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,799thMost Pacifist: 1,947thHighest Food Quality: 2,219thMost Advanced Public Transport: 2,602ndLargest Insurance Industry: 2,620thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,699thMost Scientifically Advanced: 3,945thLargest Publishing Industry: 4,114thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,169thHighest Economic Output: 4,232ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,522ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,053rdMost Advanced Public Education: 7,917thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,550thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 12,155thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,671stSmartest Citizens: 14,895thNudest: 15,067thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 16,635thMost Developed: 22,705thMost Pro-Market: 26,266th
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Most Secular: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Pacifist: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionNicest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, the Ministry of Truthiness now manages the entire media industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, pharmacists increasingly claim they are morally obligated to take long lunches.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, the government has announced its plans to construct a giant weaponised robot-cat.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, the national sporting identity is represented by a talking burger and a singing smartphone.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, Leader has declared a weed sticking through a crack in the sidewalk to be the nation's newest green space.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, production of license plates has dropped as prisoners' hands are far too greasy to operate machinery.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, all work and no play makes parties very dull.
  • : Following new legislation in Apatatia, annual tax returns take at least two years to complete.

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