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The Missteps and Mishaps of Iron Fist Grizzlies

“Listen to the experts”

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Testregionia

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Iron Fist Grizzlies

Population18.228 billion

CapitalTreehouse
LeaderXavier Darwin
FaithGaia

CurrencyForest
AnimalBear

The Missteps and Mishaps of Iron Fist Grizzlies is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Xavier Darwin with an iron fist, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, compulsory vegetarianism, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.228 billion Iron Fist Grizzlies are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Treehouse. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Iron Fist Grizzliesian economy, worth a remarkable 4,880 trillion Forests a year, is highly specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 267,755 Forests, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 756,881 per year while the poor average 75,782, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, and students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iron Fist Grizzlies's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Gaia.

Iron Fist Grizzlies is ranked 325,103rd in the world and 46th in Testregionia for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -15.1 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

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1%
Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 849thLargest Black Market: 1,108thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,261stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,295thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,498thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,610thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,792ndMost Secular: 1,916thMost Subsidized Industry: 3,195thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,213thTop
5%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,546thLargest Governments: 3,689thHighest Economic Output: 3,745thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,964thHighest Average Incomes: 4,366thSmartest Citizens: 5,000thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,266thMost Corrupt Governments: 5,640thMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,357thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,529thMost Inclusive: 9,498thMost Efficient Economies: 11,053rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 11,628thLowest Crime Rates: 12,452ndLargest Welfare Programs: 12,724thHighest Food Quality: 13,214thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,243rdNudest: 13,517thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 14,270thTop
10%
Most Patriotic: 17,218thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 17,331stMost Developed: 19,921stMost Cultured: 20,075thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20,716thLargest Populations: 21,772nd
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5%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionTop
10%
Smartest Citizens: 3rd in the regionNudest: 3rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 3rd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 4th in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 4th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 5th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 5th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 5th in the regionMost Cultured: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection.
  • : Iron Fist Grizzlies lodged a message on the Testregionia Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, glamping Iron Fist Grizzlies won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, the army consists of only generals and grunts.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, directors of low-budget sci-fi films are flocking to use Treehouse as a backdrop.
  • : Following new legislation in Iron Fist Grizzlies, children's TV shows are having a gay old time.
  • : Iron Fist Grizzlies was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.

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