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The Confederacy of Blood Feud

“Duty, Honor, Country”

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

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: the Rejected Realms

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Blood Feud

Population6.039 billion

CapitalHatred
LeaderKing Satan
FaithThe 4th Turning

CurrencyBootstrap
AnimalWolverine

The Confederacy of Blood Feud is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by King Satan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, unlimited-speed roads, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.039 billion Blood Feudians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hatred. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Blood Feudian economy, worth a remarkable 1,672 trillion Bootstraps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 276,994 Bootstraps, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,499,265 per year while the poor average 26,459, a ratio of 56.7 to 1.

The teaching of evolution has been banned, oracles predict landslide victories for King Satan for the next 50 years, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools, and aristocratic family trees are beginning to resemble tumbleweeds. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Blood Feud's national animal is the Wolverine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The 4th Turning.

Blood Feud is ranked 1,762nd in the world and 29th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 111.23 flags saluted per person per day.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 250thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 370thFattest Citizens: 380thMost Devout: 400thMost Avoided: 421stLargest Retail Industry: 676thMost Corrupt Governments: 799thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 838thHighest Disposable Incomes: 938thLargest Mining Sector: 1,028thMost Armed: 1,273rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,287thMost Patriotic: 1,762ndLargest Insurance Industry: 2,041stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,343rdMost Primitive: 2,646thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,941stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,960thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,497thMost Efficient Economies: 3,507thHighest Average Incomes: 4,019thRudest Citizens: 4,079thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,318thLargest Agricultural Sector: 4,862ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,306thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,560thMost Conservative: 7,718thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 8,572ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 10,962ndLargest Black Market: 13,020thMost Subsidized Industry: 13,886thTop
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Nudest: 15,914thLargest Governments: 16,401stHighest Economic Output: 17,704thMost Authoritarian: 23,450thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 29,826thMost Influential: 31,032nd
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 10th in the regionMost Devout: 15th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 20th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 20th in the regionFattest Citizens: 21st in the regionMost Avoided: 24th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 25th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 25th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 26th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 28th in the regionMost Patriotic: 29th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 31st in the regionMost Armed: 33rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 48th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 49th in the regionMost Primitive: 50th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 61st in the regionTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 84th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 86th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 93rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 94th in the regionRudest Citizens: 96th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 99th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 110th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 118th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 136th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 153rd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 192nd in the regionMost Conservative: 207th in the regionLargest Black Market: 222nd in the regionLargest Governments: 294th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 310th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 334th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 364th in the regionNudest: 460th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 510th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, aristocratic family trees are beginning to resemble tumbleweeds.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, religious bigotry and a fear of outsiders have replaced religious studies in schools.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, oracles predict landslide victories for King Satan for the next 50 years.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, the teaching of evolution has been banned.
  • : Blood Feud was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, meetings are often scheduled for "about four-ish" following complete conversion to sundials.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, customs turn away those considered to have an unfavourable ethnicity.
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, heartbroken parents are urged to "smile for the camera".
  • : Following new legislation in Blood Feud, a stitch in time could see you serving nine.

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