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The Holy Red Fishdom of Crawdad Town

“You can't lose if you don't compete” Despot Kray Feshu

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Envoy

Location: Greater Necanica

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Crawdad Town

Population3.839 billion

CapitalBonetown
LeaderDespot Kray Feshu
FaithCrawani

CurrencyOb
AnimalCrawfish

The Holy Red Fishdom of Crawdad Town is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Despot Kray Feshu with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.839 billion Crawdads are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bonetown. The average income tax rate is 7.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Crawdad economy, worth 617 trillion Obs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 160,725 Obs, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Private businesses are paving paradises to put up parking lots, a PhD just ain't what it used to be, a recent political speech drew the ire of nerds everywhere after the speaker claimed that Darth Vader was Harry Potter's father, and equality looks curiously unequal. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Crawdad Town's national animal is the Crawfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Crawani.

Crawdad Town is ranked 29,703rd in the world and 2nd in Greater Necanica for Most Patriotic, with 43.4 flags saluted per person per day.

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1%
Highest Crime Rates: 933rdMost Armed: 1,245thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,400thFattest Citizens: 1,594thMost Avoided: 1,761stMost Valuable International Artwork: 3,127thTop
5%
Rudest Citizens: 3,262ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3,280thHighest Disposable Incomes: 3,320thLargest Insurance Industry: 3,405thLargest Gambling Industry: 3,479thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,133rdLargest Retail Industry: 4,942ndMost Rebellious Youth: 6,114thNudest: 7,375thLargest Mining Sector: 10,894thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,050thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,750thTop
10%
Most Efficient Economies: 18,950thMost Secular: 19,209thHighest Average Incomes: 20,645thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,253rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 24,459thMost Cultured: 28,430thMost Scientifically Advanced: 29,594thMost Patriotic: 29,703rdHighest Drug Use: 31,418th
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Rudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Crawdad Town's influence in Greater Necanica rose from "Duckspeaker" to "Envoy".
  • : Following new legislation in Crawdad Town, equality looks curiously unequal.
  • : Following new legislation in Crawdad Town, a recent political speech drew the ire of nerds everywhere after the speaker claimed that Darth Vader was Harry Potter's father.
  • : Following new legislation in Crawdad Town, a PhD just ain't what it used to be.
  • : Following new legislation in Crawdad Town, private businesses are paving paradises to put up parking lots.
  • : Following new legislation in Crawdad Town, the diplomatic corps stinks.
  • : Crawdad Town was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Crawdad Town was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
  • : Crawdad Town's influence in Greater Necanica fell from "Envoy" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Crawdad Town was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.

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