by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Spotlight on:

National Flag

The Black Lucky Holy Christmas of Durmengrad Prime

“Friendship Nationstates Ho Ho Ho” Santa St Patrick

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Osiris

OverviewMapDispatchesPoliciesPeopleGovernmentEconomyRankTrendCards

Durmengrad Prime

Population9.019 billion

CapitalDurmengrad
LeaderSanta St Patrick
FaithVioletism

Currencygold bar candy cane
Animalzombie reindeer pony leprechaun

The Black Lucky Holy Christmas of Durmengrad Prime is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Santa St Patrick with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, state-planned economy, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.019 billion denizens 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, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Durmengrad. The average income tax rate is 50.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Durmengradian economy, worth a remarkable 1,329 trillion gold bar candy canes 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. 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 impressive 147,386 gold bar candy canes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, and flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Durmengrad Prime's national animal is the zombie reindeer pony leprechaun, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violetism.

Durmengrad Prime is ranked 25,775th in the world and 1,649th in Osiris for Highest Average Incomes, with 147,386.33 Standard Monetary Units.

Top
5%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 6,336thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,282ndLargest Black Market: 7,709thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 8,967thMost Devout: 9,135thLargest Mining Sector: 11,626thMost Patriotic: 12,529thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 13,138thMost Corrupt Governments: 15,670thTop
10%
Highest Disposable Incomes: 16,593rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 18,516thMost Ignorant Citizens: 21,469thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 21,751stLargest Publishing Industry: 23,616thHighest Economic Output: 24,040thHighest Average Incomes: 25,775thMost Valuable International Artwork: 26,362ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 27,560th
Top
5%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 387th in the regionMost Devout: 443rd in the regionMost Influential: 454th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 554th in the regionLargest Black Market: 569th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 653rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 744th in the regionMost Stationary: 749th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 768th in the regionMost Patriotic: 897th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 909th in the regionMost Avoided: 944th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,036th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1,073rd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,111th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists.
  • : Durmengrad Prime was reclassified from "Corrupt Dictatorship" to "Psychotic Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes.
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present.
  • : Durmengrad Prime was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, disadvantaged youths often commit felonies to enhance their educational prospects.
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges.
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, all beauty contests have been banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, business is banging at no-tell motels.
  • : Following new legislation in Durmengrad Prime, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.

More...

Report