by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Spotlight on:

National Flag

The Free Peoples of Flurbleland

“It's fine. Everything is fine.” Oswald the Slightly Inconvenient

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Nipper

Location: the Rejected Realms

OverviewPoliciesPeopleGovernmentEconomyRankTrendCards

Flurbleland

Population5.2 billion

CapitalSub-Fweebleblargh
LeaderOswald the Slightly Inconvenient
FaithAntipathy

CurrencySkurglegloop
AnimalSlightly Blue Parrotfish

The Free Peoples of Flurbleland is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Oswald the Slightly Inconvenient with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, strictly enforced bedtime, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 5.2 billion Flurblelandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sub-Fweebleblargh. The average income tax rate is 70.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Flurblelandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,131 trillion Skurglegloops 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 217,623 Skurglegloops, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The phrase "you might think that but I couldn't possibly comment" is the closest you'll get to a straight answer from Flurblelandian politicians, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil, first-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one, and teen boys and girls find stick-figure-aided lectures on their comradestruation emphasises socialist unity more than biology. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Flurbleland's national animal is the Slightly Blue Parrotfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Antipathy.

Flurbleland is ranked 203,512th in the world and 4,385th in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 43.294763958 days.

Top
1%
Largest Gambling Industry: 1,102ndMost Avoided: 2,237thMost Influential: 2,333rdLargest Mining Sector: 2,412thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,490thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,929thTop
5%
Most Corrupt Governments: 4,174thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,257thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4,387thLargest Black Market: 4,600thLargest Retail Industry: 4,722ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,065thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,203rdMost Secular: 5,749thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,287thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,405thHighest Average Incomes: 7,966thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 7,986thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10,575thMost Subsidized Industry: 10,628thMost Conservative: 10,734thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,871stNudest: 13,235thMost Patriotic: 13,314thHighest Poor Incomes: 13,793rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14,772ndTop
10%
Most Authoritarian: 16,700thLargest Information Technology Sector: 17,746thMost Efficient Economies: 18,930thHighest Disposable Incomes: 24,018thHighest Economic Output: 25,656thLargest Governments: 26,548th
Top
1%
Most Influential: 9th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 33rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 58th in the regionMost Avoided: 63rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 63rd in the regionTop
5%
Most Valuable International Artwork: 82nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 84th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 100th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 106th in the regionLargest Black Market: 126th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 127th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 131st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 164th in the regionMost Secular: 167th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 177th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 180th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 194th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 213th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 213th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 238th in the regionMost Conservative: 315th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 327th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 336th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 338th in the regionTop
10%
Nudest: 383rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 413th in the regionMost Patriotic: 415th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 464th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 480th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 543rd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 552nd in the regionLargest Governments: 595th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 636th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, teen boys and girls find stick-figure-aided lectures on their comradestruation emphasises socialist unity more than biology.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, first-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, the phrase "you might think that but I couldn't possibly comment" is the closest you'll get to a straight answer from Flurblelandian politicians.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, newspapers print only headlines.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII'.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, government spending has hit an all-time low.
  • : Following new legislation in Flurbleland, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Flurblelandians any less frightened.

More...

Report