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The Empire of Glorius

“For glory, for empire, and for emperior”

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: The North Pacific

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Glorius

Population13.921 billion

CurrencyGlory
AnimalSnake

The Empire of Glorius is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 13.921 billion Gloriusians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gloriusian economy, worth a remarkable 4,285 trillion Glories a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 307,846 Glories, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, the new Gloriusian-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage, and foreign casinos have trouble paying fans who bet on the triumph of the Glorius City Snakes against long odds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Glorius's national animal is the Snake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Glorius is ranked 10,197th in the world and 202nd in The North Pacific for Most Stationary, with 2,334.1555200284 days.

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Healthiest Citizens: 160thHighest Food Quality: 193rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 193rdMost Cultured: 237thMost Developed: 241stLongest Average Lifespans: 266thMost Inclusive: 268thNicest Citizens: 470thMost Compassionate Citizens: 479thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 503rdMost Cheerful Citizens: 513thMost Scientifically Advanced: 595thSmartest Citizens: 789thLowest Crime Rates: 967thMost Patriotic: 1,291stHighest Poor Incomes: 1,384thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,452ndBest Weather: 1,594thMost Pacifist: 1,680thMost Secular: 1,704thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,045thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,141stHighest Average Incomes: 2,651stTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 3,624thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,709thHighest Economic Output: 4,268thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,073rdLargest Governments: 5,519thMost Efficient Economies: 7,057thHighest Average Tax Rates: 7,581stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,608thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,969thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9,081stMost Stationary: 10,197thMost Influential: 13,642ndTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 18,220thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 18,222ndMost Advanced Public Education: 19,051stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,263rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 22,853rdLargest Populations: 29,342nd
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Most Cultured: 7th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 10th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 12th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Inclusive: 12th in the regionMost Developed: 16th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 18th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 21st in the regionNicest Citizens: 21st in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 23rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 28th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 30th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 32nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 35th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 48th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 58th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 59th in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 73rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 76th in the regionMost Pacifist: 87th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 92nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 94th in the regionBest Weather: 94th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 100th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 105th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 111th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 134th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 194th in the regionMost Stationary: 202nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 224th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 227th in the regionLargest Governments: 260th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 280th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 330th in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 451st in the regionLargest Populations: 485th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 549th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 680th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, foreign casinos have trouble paying fans who bet on the triumph of the Glorius City Snakes against long odds.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, the new Gloriusian-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, bemused citizens are encouraged to sing foreign-language hymns of religions they have never heard of.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, arthritic citizens seem underrepresented at royal meet-and-greets.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, the roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril.
  • : Following new legislation in Glorius, foreign lack of enthusiasm for Gloriusian nose-flute disco metal is seen as a reasonable casus belli.

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