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The Republic of Escape Velocity

“It's Robot Fighting Time!”

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

Regional Influence: Page

Location: Sunset Shimmer

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Escape Velocity

Population6.309 billion

CurrencyBolt
AnimalRobot

The Republic of Escape Velocity is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.309 billion Escape Velocityians 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 large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Escape Velocityian economy, worth 686 trillion Bolts 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 a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. 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 108,852 Bolts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors, singing in public is only allowed if you are singing the praise of the Motherland, and school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Escape Velocity's national animal is the Robot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Escape Velocity is ranked 213,836th in the world and 691st in Sunset Shimmer for Most Average, scoring 31.37 on the Average Standardized Normality Scale.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 12,575thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 14,885thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 15,288thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 18,022ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 19,592ndLargest Black Market: 21,159thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22,559thMost Subsidized Industry: 25,761stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,705thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 26,852ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 28,552ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 28,883rd
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 7th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 8th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 10th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 16th in the regionLargest Black Market: 23rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 23rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 24th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 29th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 33rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 40th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 53rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 56th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 57th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 64th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 72nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 73rd in the regionLargest Governments: 76th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 77th in the regionNudest: 83rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 85th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Escape Velocity was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, singing in public is only allowed if you are singing the praise of the Motherland.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, mechanics are often exhausted by their work.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, the new national mascot has to be wheeled onto the field of play.
  • : Following new legislation in Escape Velocity, childish pranks are no laughing matter.

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