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The Empire of Egbertt

“For the Greater Good”

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

Regional Influence: Handshaker

Location: Wisconsin

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Egbertt

Population9.003 billion

CapitalRuhmstadt
LeaderEgbert the Egregious
FaithEgbertiasm

CurrencyGuilder
AnimalBlack Dragon

The Empire of Egbertt is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Egbert the Egregious with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory vegetarianism, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.003 billion Egberttians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ruhmstadt. The average income tax rate is 88.6%.

The strong Egberttian economy, worth a remarkable 1,328 trillion Guilders 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. 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 147,553 Guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits, and gossip magazines have been replaced by mask catalogs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Egbertt's national animal is the Black Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Egbertiasm.

Egbertt is ranked 20,096th in the world and 2nd in Wisconsin for Lowest Crime Rates, with 89.64 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1,395thTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 3,069thMost Conservative: 4,704thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,957thMost Corrupt Governments: 5,118thMost Authoritarian: 5,413thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,124thMost Advanced Public Transport: 10,829thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,970thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,694thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16,703rdLargest Governments: 18,134thLowest Crime Rates: 20,096thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,052ndMost Extreme: 28,956th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, gossip magazines have been replaced by mask catalogs.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, the army's use of chemical weapons leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
  • : Egbertt was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, the nation has always been at war with Moltovea.
  • : Following new legislation in Egbertt, Egbert the Egregious signs the laws but abides by none of them.

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