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The United Socialist States of Wemble

“Community and Justice”

Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Thriving
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Page

Location: the South Pacific

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Wemble

Population3.227 billion

CapitalLeadertown

Currencybitcoin
Animalkangaroo

The United Socialist States of Wemble is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, otherworldly petting zoo, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.227 billion Wembleans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leadertown. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Wemblean economy, worth 272 trillion bitcoins 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. 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 84,347 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, being dead no longer has any benefits, a passport is literally priceless, and one complaint of Wemble's new periodic table is it's easy to confuse fearlessleaderium with gloriousleaderium. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wemble's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wemble is ranked 84,672nd in the world and 1,748th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 95.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 1,767thTop
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Most Influential: 2,900thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,903rdTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14,515thMost Beautiful Environments: 17,357thMost Income Equality: 18,211thMost Advanced Public Transport: 18,968thBest Weather: 19,698thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 21,210thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 24,173rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 25,386thMost Inclusive: 26,320thLongest Average Lifespans: 27,150thMost Authoritarian: 27,391st
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 302nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 309th in the regionMost Influential: 323rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 374th in the regionMost Income Equality: 375th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 412th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 446th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 448th in the regionLargest Black Market: 450th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 472nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 487th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 511th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 513th in the regionBest Weather: 521st in the region

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