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The Bag Full of Halloween Candy

“Trick or Treat!”

Category: New York Times Democracy
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
World Benchmark

Regional Influence: Power

Location: Halloween

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Halloween Candy

Population17.94 billion

CapitalCandy Bag
LeaderThe Trick Or Treater
FaithHalloween

Currencycandy
Animalvampire bat

The Bag Full of Halloween Candy is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Trick Or Treater with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 17.94 billion Halloween Candyians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Candy Bag. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Halloween Candyian economy, worth a remarkable 4,098 trillion candies a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 228,430 candies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony. Crime is totally unknown. Halloween Candy's national animal is the vampire bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Halloween.

Halloween Candy is ranked 30,669th in the world and 2nd in Halloween for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.31 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 895thLargest Publishing Industry: 1,482ndMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,589thBest Weather: 1,655thSmartest Citizens: 1,974thRudest Citizens: 2,191stHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,307thLargest Governments: 2,884thTop
5%
Most Efficient Economies: 3,056thLargest Information Technology Sector: 3,873rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,926thLongest Average Lifespans: 4,706thNicest Citizens: 4,751stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,861stHealthiest Citizens: 5,676thMost Subsidized Industry: 6,102ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 6,675thLargest Retail Industry: 9,491stMost Pacifist: 9,494thTop
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Largest Populations: 19,691stLargest Welfare Programs: 22,604th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony.
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks".
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests.
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, the government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces.
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, they say that Halloween Candyians made a dessert and called it peace.
  • : Halloween Candy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : Halloween Candy was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Efficient Economies and the Top 10% for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions.
  • : Following new legislation in Halloween Candy, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit.
  • : Halloween Candy was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.

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