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The Helpdesk of Avalnier

“I think, therefor I can build big guns to shoot you.”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Lazarus

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Avalnier

Population26.764 billion

CapitalFuzzybottom
LeaderBobo The Omniscient Chaos Overlord
FaithThe Holy haberdashery of Batman

CurrencyChocolate Chip Pancake
AnimalBig Bird

The Helpdesk of Avalnier is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Bobo The Omniscient Chaos Overlord with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 26.764 billion Avalnierians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fuzzybottom. The average income tax rate is 94.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Avalnierian economy, worth an astonishing 18,320 trillion Chocolate Chip Pancakes a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 684,534 Chocolate Chip Pancakes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,297,424 per year while the poor average 151,361, a ratio of 15.2 to 1.

Prison is a nightmare, picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, and safety warnings are prohibited lest they give people ideas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Avalnier's national animal is the Big Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Holy haberdashery of Batman.

Avalnier is ranked 2,125th in the world and 88th in Lazarus for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 20,853.47 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 44thLargest Information Technology Sector: 50thLargest Black Market: 59thHighest Average Incomes: 116thMost Corrupt Governments: 125thMost Scientifically Advanced: 147thLargest Insurance Industry: 166thHighest Economic Output: 180thLowest Crime Rates: 231stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 293rdLargest Cheese Export Sector: 344thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 391stMost Secular: 417thLargest Mining Sector: 471stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 480thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 514thMost Efficient Economies: 637thMost Subsidized Industry: 693rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 714thLargest Retail Industry: 741stSmartest Citizens: 1,079thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,180thLargest Governments: 1,188thMost Developed: 1,295thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,430thMost Patriotic: 1,606thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,653rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,708thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,740thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,787thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,125thMost Stationary: 2,233rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,293rdTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 4,254thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,755thHealthiest Citizens: 5,314thMost Beautiful Environments: 5,324thHighest Poor Incomes: 5,969thLargest Populations: 6,352ndLargest Gambling Industry: 6,464thHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,695thRudest Citizens: 7,843rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 10,192ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 10,387thMost Influential: 13,082ndTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 16,576thLargest Publishing Industry: 19,232ndMost Authoritarian: 22,647thLargest Welfare Programs: 22,666thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 28,701stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 29,033rd
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 4th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 6th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 6th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 8th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 8th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 9th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 14th in the regionMost Secular: 15th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 15th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 19th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 20th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 22nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 25th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 26th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 38th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 40th in the regionMost Stationary: 42nd in the regionMost Developed: 44th in the regionLargest Governments: 45th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 48th in the regionMost Patriotic: 49th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 57th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 62nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 69th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 73rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 88th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 94th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 106th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 125th in the regionLargest Populations: 248th in the regionMost Influential: 275th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 276th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 290th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 296th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 305th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 323rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 379th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 409th in the regionRudest Citizens: 432nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 466th in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 642nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 905th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,042nd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1,078th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1,103rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, safety warnings are prohibited lest they give people ideas.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, prison is a nightmare.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, the ABI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays.
  • : Avalnier was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic, Most Stationary, Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Economic Output, and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, a degree of self-hatred is vital for a future in politics.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, trespassers entering Bobo The Omniscient Chaos Overlord's office are immediately vaporized.
  • : Following new legislation in Avalnier, video evidence of cruel animal experiments tends to be of poor quality.

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