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The Computer Revolution of Halt and Catch Fire

“Interactivity is Reality”

Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights:
Superb
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Superb

Regional Influence: Page

Location: NationStates

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Halt and Catch Fire

Population21.076 billion

CapitalCardiff Electric
LeaderComputer Programmer
FaithAgnostic Pantheism

CurrencyMachine Code
AnimalCentral Processing Unit

The Computer Revolution of Halt and Catch Fire is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Computer Programmer with a fair hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, flagrant waste-dumping, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 21.076 billion Halt and Catch Fireans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cardiff Electric. The average income tax rate is 85.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Halt and Catch Firean economy, worth a remarkable 5,047 trillion Machine Codes a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Soda Sales, Book Publishing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 239,494 Machine Codes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The construction of massive skyscrapers seems to be the result of Halt and Catch Fire's mid-life crisis, a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing, citizens have to identify all the polar bears in a blizzard photo in order to access their bank account, and oxygen is commonly known as 'breathinium'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Halt and Catch Fire's national animal is the Central Processing Unit, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Agnostic Pantheism.

Halt and Catch Fire is ranked 3,884th in the world and 142nd in NationStates for Most Stationary, with 3,536.70606984 days.

Top
1%
Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 360thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 415thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 729thLargest Black Market: 947thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,083rdMost Subsidized Industry: 1,177thRudest Citizens: 1,680thTop
5%
Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,120thHighest Economic Output: 3,282ndLargest Publishing Industry: 3,358thMost Efficient Economies: 3,593rdMost Stationary: 3,884thFattest Citizens: 4,154thLargest Retail Industry: 4,192ndMost Inclusive: 4,957thMost Rebellious Youth: 5,128thMost Advanced Public Education: 5,421stHighest Average Incomes: 6,065thMost Corrupt Governments: 6,372ndNudest: 6,467thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 6,949thHighest Poor Incomes: 8,130thHighest Food Quality: 9,369thMost Advanced Public Transport: 9,565thMost Avoided: 9,700thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,442ndSmartest Citizens: 11,801stMost Influential: 11,985thMost Developed: 13,485thLargest Governments: 13,724thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,137thLargest Populations: 14,580thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14,719thTop
10%
Most Compassionate Citizens: 16,548thMost Cultured: 20,114thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,935thMost Patriotic: 20,969thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,074thMost Primitive: 23,374thMost Devout: 27,292nd
Top
5%
Nudest: 24th in the regionMost Primitive: 34th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 35th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 40th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 44th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 45th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 48th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 62nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 79th in the regionFattest Citizens: 79th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : Halt and Catch Fire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Zombies.

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