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The District of Great Duck Island

“done gone too far” Liard

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: 0000

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Great Duck Island

Population32.106 billion

CapitalDistrict City
LeaderLiard

Currencybetale
Animaldeer

The District of Great Duck Island is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Liard with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 32.106 billion Great Duck Islandians 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 tiny government prioritizes Welfare, with Education and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 9.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Great Duck Islandian economy, worth 936 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 29,174 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Liard has just been declared ruler of Great Duck Island in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as Great Duck Island's national religion, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Great Duck Island's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Great Duck Island is ranked 130,178th in the world and 158th in 0000 for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Nudest: 1,493rdTop
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Largest Populations: 3,452ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 4,868thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 8,216thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 13,568thTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 16,872ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 21,641st
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Nudest: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 10th in the regionLargest Black Market: 12th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 21st in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 55th in the regionMost Income Equality: 64th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Great Duck Island was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Great Duck Island's influence in 0000 rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Great Duck Island's influence in 0000 fell from "Shoeshiner" to "Sprat".

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