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The Lunar Covenant of Itzlan

“Under Her, all live and die, there is no greater honor.”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Envoy

Location: Renegade Islands Alliance

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Itzlan

Population21.972 billion

CapitalEclipse Harbor
LeaderFirst Admiral Aslan
FaithThe Lunar Cult

CurrencySilver Fox
AnimalItzlanian Ice Fox

The Lunar Covenant of Itzlan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by First Admiral Aslan with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, parental licensing program, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.972 billion Itzlani are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eclipse Harbor. The average income tax rate is 2.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Itzlanian economy, worth a remarkable 7,001 trillion Silver Foxes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 318,654 Silver Foxes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Itzlan's national animal is the Itzlanian Ice Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Lunar Cult.

Itzlan is ranked 294,252nd in the world and 34th in Renegade Islands Alliance for Nicest Citizens, with 0.05 average smiles per day.

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Most Devout: 93rdMost Corrupt Governments: 151stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 184thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 274thLargest Information Technology Sector: 562ndMost Armed: 652ndLargest Insurance Industry: 956thLowest Crime Rates: 1,402ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,471stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,526thMost Authoritarian: 2,759thTop
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Most Conservative: 5,519thLargest Populations: 13,194thTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 16,497thLargest Governments: 18,937thMost Extreme: 23,448thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 26,143rd
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Most Extreme: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Conservative: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3rd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, handling people's data is proving an immersive experience.
  • : Itzlan lodged a message on the Renegade Islands Alliance Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from First Admiral Aslan's rear echelons.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, singing in public is only allowed if you are singing the praise of the Motherland.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Itzlan, the derisively named "Morlocks of Moria" futilely demand time in the sun.

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