Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy | ||
Civil Rights: Good |
Economy: Good |
Political Freedoms: Some |
Regional Influence: Page
Location: NationStates
Population | 19.473 billion |
Capital | Pontifex |
Leader | Neal Stephenson |
Faith | Geocaching |
Currency | Ruby |
Animal | Sugar Glider |
The Dictatorship of Cryptonomicon is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Neal Stephenson with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, devout population of 19.473 billion Cryptonomiconians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Education are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pontifex. The average income tax rate is 24.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The Cryptonomiconian economy, worth a remarkable 1,154 trillion Rubies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,286 Rubies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.
Reinventing the wheel is a favourite pastime of Cryptonomiconian weapons designers, restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Cryptonomicon, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills, and delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cryptonomicon's national animal is the Sugar Glider, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Geocaching.
Cryptonomicon is ranked 84,286th in the world and 544th in NationStates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.96 law-abiding acts per hour.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, restaurants are required to specify whether their toilet paper was made in Cryptonomicon.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, reinventing the wheel is a favourite pastime of Cryptonomiconian weapons designers.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Cryptonomiconian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, statues of famous citizens are erected or demolished on a purely partisan basis.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, international trade can be a pain to deal with.
- : Following new legislation in Cryptonomicon, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals.
- : Cryptonomicon altered its national flag.