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The Republic of Arachnist Paradise

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Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Truckler

Location: Vickenian experiment incubator

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Arachnist Paradise

Population7.777 billion

Currencycurrency
Animalanimal

The Republic of Arachnist Paradise is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.777 billion Arachnist Paradiseans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Administration, and Education also on the agenda. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Arachnist Paradisean economy, worth a remarkable 2,440 trillion currencies a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 313,753 currencies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards, most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes, and fortified nursing homes are wracked with daily skirmishes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arachnist Paradise's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arachnist Paradise is ranked 1,143rd in the world and 12th in Vickenian experiment incubator for Most Primitive, scoring 231.02 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 8thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 111thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 131stMost Devout: 199thBest Weather: 248thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 249thMost Corrupt Governments: 320thLowest Crime Rates: 342ndMost Subsidized Industry: 386thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 445thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 466thMost Advanced Public Education: 529thHighest Average Tax Rates: 617thMost Beautiful Environments: 718thMost Ignorant Citizens: 736thMost Patriotic: 894thLargest Governments: 1,077thMost Primitive: 1,143rdHighest Poor Incomes: 1,148thLargest Black Market: 1,541stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,601stMost Conservative: 1,650thHealthiest Citizens: 1,883rdMost Authoritarian: 1,990thHighest Average Incomes: 2,549thMost Extreme: 2,625thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,675thMost Efficient Economies: 2,954thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 4,596thNudest: 9,787thHighest Economic Output: 10,608thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,191stTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 20,131stMost Income Equality: 31,036th
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Most Conservative: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 6th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, fortified nursing homes are wracked with daily skirmishes.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, it is still not known if the commander in chief outranks the supreme commander.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, sending sick politicians "Get Well Soon" cards is considered bribery.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, citizens often ask "what has information technology ever done for us?".
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.
  • : Following new legislation in Arachnist Paradise, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details.

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