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The Decepticon of Quillfire

“I am a decepticon”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Developing
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Suspicious

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Quillfire

Population11.422 billion

Currencyenergon
Animalrobot

The Decepticon of Quillfire is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 11.422 billion Quillfires are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Quillfire economy, worth 369 trillion energons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 32,361 energons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Quillfire City Times is sold out, schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, and the nation has always been at war with Moltovea. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quillfire's national animal is the robot, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Quillfire is ranked 246,936th in the world and 7,649th in Suspicious for Most Beautiful Environments, with 263.6 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

Top
10%
Most Cheerful Citizens: 17,557thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 17,967thMost Authoritarian: 25,468thMost Ignorant Citizens: 25,540th
Top
1%
Most Cheerful Citizens: 26th in the regionTop
5%
Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 204th in the regionLargest Populations: 228th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 286th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 384th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 396th in the regionMost Cultured: 419th in the regionNicest Citizens: 429th in the regionTop
10%
Safest: 638th in the regionMost Devout: 672nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 706th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 729th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 840th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Quillfire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious fell from "Sprat" to "Minnow".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious fell from "Sprat" to "Minnow".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious fell from "Sprat" to "Minnow".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Quillfire's influence in Suspicious fell from "Sprat" to "Minnow".
  • : Quillfire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.

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