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The State of Going Squirrelly

“From Many, One”

Category: Anarchy
Civil Rights:
Frightening
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Corrupted

Regional Influence: Dealmaker

Location: Purgatory

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Going Squirrelly

Population14.007 billion

Currencybetale
Animaldeer

The State of Going Squirrelly is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 14.007 billion Going Squirrellyians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Welfare and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The Going Squirrellyian economy, worth 376 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 26,910 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 173,441 per year while the poor average 1,686, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Going Squirrelly's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Going Squirrelly is ranked 234,622nd in the world and 6th in Purgatory for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.9 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

Top
5%
Most Pro-Market: 2,945thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 3,035thMost Politically Free: 3,439thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 5,088thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6,208thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6,297thHighest Drug Use: 6,382ndHighest Crime Rates: 6,588thMost Avoided: 8,829thRudest Citizens: 13,982ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 14,297thTop
10%
Fattest Citizens: 14,836thNudest: 19,687thMost Extreme: 21,765thMost Armed: 22,981stMost Stationary: 25,197thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 25,337th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided and Highest Crime Rates and the Top 10% for Most Stationary.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Pro-Market, the Top 5% for Fattest Citizens, and the Top 10% for Largest Populations.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : Going Squirrelly's influence in Purgatory rose from "Instigator" to "Dealmaker".
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
  • : Going Squirrelly was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Pro-Market.

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