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The Computer Generated Dominion of Calculum

“Only Flesh Falters, the Machine is Never Corrupted”

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

Regional Influence: Superpower

Location: The ME Sector

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Calculum

Population9.655 billion

Capitalthe Server
LeaderSiSAE
FaithDeus Est Machina

CurrencyByte
AnimalTi-84

The Computer Generated Dominion of Calculum is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by SiSAE with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory vegetarianism, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.655 billion Calculumiani are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of the Server. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Calculumian economy, worth a remarkable 2,946 trillion Bytes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 305,178 Bytes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them, the fate of the world literally rests on SiSAE's fingers, and many politicians are in rehab for minor drug offenses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Calculum's national animal is the Ti-84, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Deus Est Machina.

Calculum is ranked 316,016th in the world and 3rd in The ME Sector for Most Primitive, scoring -1259.02 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
1%
Most Scientifically Advanced: 412thLowest Crime Rates: 654thMost Secular: 782ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 791stMost Patriotic: 1,234thLargest Governments: 1,376thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,394thSmartest Citizens: 1,499thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,755thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,056thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2,521stHealthiest Citizens: 2,754thHighest Average Incomes: 2,813thTop
5%
Most Corrupt Governments: 3,212thMost Authoritarian: 3,384thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,536thMost Efficient Economies: 4,607thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,918thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,258thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6,278thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,892ndLargest Mining Sector: 7,023rdHighest Economic Output: 8,050thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 9,455thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,052ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 13,626thMost Developed: 14,259thTop
10%
Most Conservative: 18,658thMost Valuable International Artwork: 19,162ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 19,188thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 19,255thMost Subsidized Industry: 19,310thLargest Insurance Industry: 19,410thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19,818thMost Extreme: 25,683rdLargest Retail Industry: 30,420th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, many politicians are in rehab for minor drug offenses.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, the fate of the world literally rests on SiSAE's fingers.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, mandatory updates on software drivers often bring life to a halt.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, Calculumiani incessantly needle their doctors for relief.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, it takes all playtime for children to locate their friends among two hundred identical heads.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, mandatory spouse selection pairs elderly apparatchiki with stunningly beautiful supermodels.
  • : Following new legislation in Calculum, pet owners want to know why their animals keep smiling at them.

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