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The Meowarchy of Existential Cats

“Verum esse ipsum factum”

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Excellent
Economy:
Very Strong
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Lazarus

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Existential Cats

Population6.66 billion

CapitalSeering Anguish
LeaderA Highly Spirited Individual
FaithIrrational Self-Interest

Currencysuffering nature of existence
Animalmensch

The Meowarchy of Existential Cats is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by A Highly Spirited Individual with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, devout population of 6.66 billion Existential Cats 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seering Anguish. The average income tax rate is 41.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Existential economy, worth 550 trillion suffering natures of existence 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 slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. 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 82,730 suffering natures of existence, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', pro-life activists often lecture pregnant women undergoing routine prenatal screening, biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse, and on-duty Air Existential Cats flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class. Crime is well under control. Existential Cats's national animal is the mensch, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Irrational Self-Interest.

Existential Cats is ranked 294,728th in the world and 12,247th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -7.87 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.

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Most Rebellious Youth: 7,328thMost Cheerful Citizens: 11,774thMost Cultured: 12,280thMost Inclusive: 13,489thHighest Food Quality: 14,575thTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 22,886th
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Most Rebellious Youth: 472nd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 650th in the regionTop
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Most Cultured: 681st in the regionMost Inclusive: 804th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 897th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,048th in the region

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