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The Clay World of Obsianus Golem

“Golem... Golem... Golem...”

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

Regional Influence: Vassal

Location: Nederland

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Obsianus Golem

Population35.27 billion

CapitalGolemCity
LeaderMrGolem
FaithAtheism

Currencymud brick
Animalgolem mud crawler

The Clay World of Obsianus Golem is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by MrGolem with an iron fist, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, strictly enforced bedtime, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 35.27 billion Obsianus Golemians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of GolemCity. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Obsianus Golemian economy, worth a remarkable 5,480 trillion mud bricks 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 impressive 155,390 mud bricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", bins outnumber trees in city parks, community theaters are known for their bawdy renditions of 'Springtime for MrGolem', and tabloids publicly shun nurses for not calling home on the weekends. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Obsianus Golem's national animal is the golem mud crawler, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

Obsianus Golem is ranked 931st in the world and 11th in Nederland for Most Stationary, with 4,793.66359872 days.

Top
1%
Largest Mining Sector: 406thMost Stationary: 931stLargest Black Market: 1,167thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,392ndLargest Populations: 2,532ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2,834thHighest Economic Output: 2,845thTop
5%
Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 3,040thMost Ignorant Citizens: 3,321stMost Subsidized Industry: 3,800thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,826thNudest: 4,827thLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,137thMost Influential: 7,020thMost Efficient Economies: 8,261stMost Avoided: 8,804thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,354thMost Primitive: 10,042ndTop
10%
Most Secular: 15,487thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 18,734thHighest Poor Incomes: 19,042ndHighest Average Incomes: 20,270thLargest Retail Industry: 22,682nd
Top
5%
Largest Agricultural Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 10th in the regionMost Stationary: 11th in the regionTop
10%
Rudest Citizens: 13th in the regionMost Inclusive: 13th in the regionNudest: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14th in the regionMost Influential: 18th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 19th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 20th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 21st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 23rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 23rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Obsianus Golem was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Obsianus Golem was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Obsianus Golem was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Obsianus Golem was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in Obsianus Golem, tabloids publicly shun nurses for not calling home on the weekends.
  • : Following new legislation in Obsianus Golem, community theaters are known for their bawdy renditions of 'Springtime for MrGolem'.
  • : Following new legislation in Obsianus Golem, bins outnumber trees in city parks.
  • : Following new legislation in Obsianus Golem, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?".
  • : Following new legislation in Obsianus Golem, two inland cities have unveiled their new desalination plants.
  • : Obsianus Golem was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.

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