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The Free Land of Barbartopia

“WE SEE SHINY WE TAKE SHINY”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Power

Location: The Imperial Union of Order States

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Barbartopia

Population5.256 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalBear

The Free Land of Barbartopia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, strictly enforced bedtime, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.256 billion Barbartopians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Barbartopian economy, worth 477 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,889 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners, male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barbartopia's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Barbartopia is ranked 252,677th in the world and 15th in The Imperial Union of Order States for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 44.79 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

Top
5%
Most Secular: 6,096thLargest Mining Sector: 8,032ndLargest Gambling Industry: 10,143rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,281stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 10,968thTop
10%
Most Armed: 15,428thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 17,085thLargest Black Market: 23,552nd
Top
10%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Barbartopia lodged a message on the The Imperial Union of Order States Regional Message Board.
  • : Barbartopia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Fair Work Visas Act".
  • : Barbartopia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Barbartopia withdrew its vote on the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
  • : Barbartopia voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
  • : Barbartopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Barbartopia, doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick.
  • : Barbartopia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sustainable Forest Management"".
  • : Barbartopia voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".
  • : Barbartopia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Armed and the Top 10% for Most Influential and Largest Black Market.

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