by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Spotlight on:

National Flag

The Queendom of Popotina

“junk”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Reasonable
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: Dimmersun

OverviewPoliciesPeopleGovernmentEconomyRankTrendCards

Popotina

Population2.577 billion

CurrencyHellenic coin
AnimalPegasus

The Queendom of Popotina is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.577 billion Popotinans 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 Education, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 54.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Popotinan economy, worth 147 trillion Hellenic coins 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, 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 57,171 Hellenic coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, recapturing giraffes is proving to be a tall order, former bars are desperately trying to re-brand themselves as cafés, and foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Popotina's national animal is the Pegasus, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Popotina is ranked 190,316th in the world and 123rd in Dimmersun for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

Top
10%
Most Authoritarian: 15,018thMost Conservative: 15,284thMost Pacifist: 24,412thMost Income Equality: 26,889thLargest Agricultural Sector: 27,264thMost Devout: 27,544th
Top
1%
Most Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 2nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionTop
5%
Most Devout: 3rd in the regionMost Conservative: 5th in the regionLargest Governments: 5th in the regionMost Inclusive: 5th in the regionMost Patriotic: 6th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 6th in the regionMost Stationary: 6th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 6th in the regionMost Income Equality: 6th in the regionLargest Populations: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 8th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 9th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 10th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 11th in the regionTop
10%
Most Valuable International Artwork: 12th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 12th in the regionLargest Black Market: 13th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 15th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 15th in the regionNicest Citizens: 16th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 17th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 18th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 22nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, former bars are desperately trying to re-brand themselves as cafés.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, recapturing giraffes is proving to be a tall order.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, slow dancing is made trickier when Auntie Edna insists on standing between the couple's arms.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, children seem to be getting better at lying these days.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary.
  • : Following new legislation in Popotina, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans.

More...

Report