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The Mysterious Airship of King Carl

“No it is not”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Hermit

Location: Hattrick

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King Carl

Population45.888 billion

CapitalKing Carl City
LeaderLeader
Faitha major religion

Currencylats
Animalgreat leopard

The Mysterious Airship of King Carl is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 45.888 billion King Carlians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Administration are also considered important, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of King Carl City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient King Carlian economy, worth an astonishing 27,600 trillion lats 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, broadly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Information Technology. 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 a breathtaking 601,483 lats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

A Hattrick Tourist Association survey has rated King Carl #1 for number twos, asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response, foreign countries consider stepping on their grass to be a serious offense, and APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. King Carl's national animal is the great leopard, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is a major religion.

King Carl is ranked 324,436th in the world and 1st in Hattrick for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -8.2 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

Top
1%
Largest Mining Sector: 2ndMost Corrupt Governments: 2ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 21stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 31stLowest Crime Rates: 41stMost Avoided: 48thHighest Economic Output: 56thHighest Disposable Incomes: 58thMost Stationary: 132ndHighest Average Incomes: 227thRudest Citizens: 300thLargest Retail Industry: 395thMost Patriotic: 398thMost Efficient Economies: 463rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 495thHighest Poor Incomes: 506thLargest Populations: 582ndLargest Governments: 648thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 653rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,528thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,887thLargest Black Market: 2,032ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,448thLongest Average Lifespans: 2,665thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,710thTop
5%
Fattest Citizens: 4,665thMost Influential: 4,928thMost Subsidized Industry: 6,697thMost Developed: 7,552ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,308thMost Secular: 9,902ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 11,107thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,441stSmartest Citizens: 12,497thTop
10%
Nudest: 17,447thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 19,516thMost Advanced Public Education: 21,238thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 22,765thHealthiest Citizens: 30,493rd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, foreign countries consider stepping on their grass to be a serious offense.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, a Hattrick Tourist Association survey has rated King Carl #1 for number twos.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, you can say what you like about the genocidal murderers that rule King Carl but at least the trains run on time.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, young people never forget their first roommate — no matter how much counselling they have.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, nothing is more offensive than being inoffensive.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned.
  • : Following new legislation in King Carl, the lasting legacy of the current generation is a million years of buried radioactivity.

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