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The Eternal Misfortune of Copercia

“Stop Reading My Motto!”

Category: Tyranny by Majority
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Corrupted

Regional Influence: Truckler

Location: Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage

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Copercia

Population21.34 billion

Faitha major religion

CurrencyCopercium
AnimalOctopus

The Eternal Misfortune of Copercia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, avowedly heterosexual populace, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless, devout population of 21.34 billion Copercians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Environment, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Copercian economy, worth a remarkable 4,499 trillion Coperciums a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Basket Weaving industry. Average income is an amazing 210,864 Coperciums, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's historic treasures have been sold off to Maxtopia's "Museum of Copercian Artifacts That They're Too Stupid to Appreciate", vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags, and government officials say that if you close your eyes and wish really hard the budget deficit will go away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Copercia's national animal is the Octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is a major religion.

Copercia is ranked 3,917th in the world and 7th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Most Extreme, scoring 47.56 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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Best Weather: 1stMost Primitive: 2ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 4thMost Devout: 5thMost Beautiful Environments: 15thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 15thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 34thLowest Crime Rates: 59thMost Pacifist: 82ndHealthiest Citizens: 87thLongest Average Lifespans: 97thSafest: 120thMost Conservative: 125thHighest Average Tax Rates: 310thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 495thLargest Governments: 643rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 747thLargest Welfare Programs: 980thMost Politically Free: 1,252ndMost Patriotic: 2,768thTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 3,151stMost Extreme: 3,917thHighest Economic Output: 4,210thNudest: 4,952ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6,615thMost Corrupt Governments: 6,831stHighest Average Incomes: 9,297thTop
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Largest Populations: 16,135thMost Income Equality: 18,261stMost Efficient Economies: 30,494th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Free: 2nd in the regionSafest: 2nd in the regionMost Primitive: 2nd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 2nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 3rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 3rd in the regionMost Pacifist: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, government officials say that if you close your eyes and wish really hard the budget deficit will go away.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, the nation's historic treasures have been sold off to Maxtopia's "Museum of Copercian Artifacts That They're Too Stupid to Appreciate".
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, no one gossips with Leader during diplomatic summits.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism.
  • : Following new legislation in Copercia, posters remind people that 'Hoarding Mushrooms Is Theft'.

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