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The Defender of Little Quacks

“Join The Order of the Grey Wardens!” Warden Ducky

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Excellent

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Artificial Solar System

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Little Quacks

Population3.864 billion

CapitalDuckland
LeaderWarden Ducky
FaithDuckism

CurrencyDuckcoin
AnimalDuck

The Defender of Little Quacks is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Warden Ducky with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.864 billion Ducks are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Duckland. The average income tax rate is 45.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Duck economy, worth 204 trillion Duckcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 52,935 Duckcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, back-alley circumcision clinics are popping up all over the nation, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, and endangered species are effective hostages against the Duck military. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Little Quacks's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Duckism.

Little Quacks is ranked 222,352nd in the world and 4,021st in Artificial Solar System for Most Secular, with 15.04 Atheism Rate.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 12,672ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 13,127thMost Armed: 13,631stTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 23,714thMost Primitive: 27,218th
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 83rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 89th in the regionMost Armed: 90th in the regionNicest Citizens: 157th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 178th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 186th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 241st in the regionTop
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Safest: 260th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 291st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 339th in the regionMost Income Equality: 362nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 380th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 382nd in the regionBest Weather: 412th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 433rd in the regionMost Primitive: 455th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 465th in the regionMost Conservative: 482nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, endangered species are effective hostages against the Duck military.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, back-alley circumcision clinics are popping up all over the nation.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion.
  • : Little Quacks's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem".
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, new religious sects are squashed immediately by the government.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail.
  • : Following new legislation in Little Quacks, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft.

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