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The Queendom of Facast

“Twirling Toward Freedom”

Category: Corporate Bordello
Civil Rights:
Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Superb

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: The Khamen Union

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Facast

Population2.111 billion

Currencyrupee
Animalhorse

The Queendom of Facast is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, digital currency, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.111 billion Facastians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Education, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and Defense aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Facastian economy, worth 332 trillion rupees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 157,282 rupees, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 720,699 per year while the poor average 20,866, a ratio of 34.5 to 1.

Families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes, worried-looking neonatal nurses are being deployed in place of SWAT teams during dangerous drug busts, and being wrong on the internet has been classified as digital terrorism. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Facast's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Facast is ranked 8,826th in the world and 7th in The Khamen Union for Most Cultured, scoring 121 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
1%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1,673rdFattest Citizens: 2,223rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,499thTop
5%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,136thRudest Citizens: 3,484thHighest Disposable Incomes: 4,171stLargest Retail Industry: 5,571stMost Efficient Economies: 8,823rdMost Cultured: 8,826thMost Cheerful Citizens: 9,691stMost Subsidized Industry: 10,107thMost Rebellious Youth: 13,623rdTop
10%
Highest Food Quality: 15,947thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16,376thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 16,405thMost Inclusive: 18,438thMost Scientifically Advanced: 18,978thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 19,333rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 22,096thLargest Information Technology Sector: 22,763rdHighest Average Incomes: 23,044thLargest Agricultural Sector: 25,205thHighest Drug Use: 28,613thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 29,425thMost Pro-Market: 29,447thLargest Publishing Industry: 29,711th
Top
1%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 2nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionTop
5%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 6th in the regionMost Cultured: 7th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 7th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 8th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 8th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 9th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 9th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 12th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 12th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 13th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 14th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 15th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15th in the regionTop
10%
Highest Food Quality: 17th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17th in the regionMost Politically Free: 17th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 18th in the regionMost Inclusive: 19th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 22nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 22nd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 24th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 26th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 28th in the regionMost Influential: 32nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Facast, being wrong on the internet has been classified as digital terrorism.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, worried-looking neonatal nurses are being deployed in place of SWAT teams during dangerous drug busts.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs.
  • : Facast was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, clandestine emigration to countries with labor laws is all the rage.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, politicians can be condescending (which by the way means "showing an attitude of patronising superiority").
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, one can wake up in Facast and have breakfast in Bigtopia.
  • : Facast was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Facast, Facastian-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways.

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