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The Community of RockTown

“Ugg rugganga uh” Grug

Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Average

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Osiris

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RockTown

Population8.393 billion

CapitalBig Rock
LeaderGrug
FaithThe Sun God

CurrencyRock
AnimalSaber Tooth

The Community of RockTown is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Grug with an even hand, and notable for its triple-decker prams, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.393 billion RockTownians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Big Rock. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient RockTownian economy, worth a remarkable 1,070 trillion Rocks 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, highly specialized black market in Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, 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 an impressive 127,564 Rocks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parties on cruise ships go off with a real bang, the media seems excessively interested in what Grug is wearing this season, betting pennies on games of Go Fish is considered deviant, and the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. RockTown's national animal is the Saber Tooth, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Sun God.

RockTown is ranked 239,439th in the world and 9,587th in Osiris for Most Extreme, scoring 11.6 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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1%
Most Primitive: 87thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 133rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 170thHighest Drug Use: 192ndMost Devout: 340thHighest Crime Rates: 666thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 735thNudest: 1,216thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,459thFattest Citizens: 1,526thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,999thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,414thBest Weather: 3,090thTop
5%
Largest Welfare Programs: 3,371stMost Avoided: 3,962ndMost Beautiful Environments: 4,466thLargest Black Market: 5,069thMost Armed: 5,745thRudest Citizens: 6,165thMost Cultured: 7,106thMost Valuable International Artwork: 11,334thMost Advanced Public Transport: 11,460thMost Subsidized Industry: 13,638thMost Inclusive: 14,799thHighest Poor Incomes: 14,931stTop
10%
Highest Food Quality: 17,482ndMost Corrupt Governments: 24,242ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 29,643rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 30,443rd
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1%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Primitive: 4th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 8th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 14th in the regionMost Devout: 16th in the regionNudest: 45th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 50th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 52nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 74th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 96th in the regionFattest Citizens: 99th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 102nd in the regionTop
5%
Best Weather: 135th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 152nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 205th in the regionMost Avoided: 262nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 327th in the regionLargest Black Market: 353rd in the regionMost Cultured: 367th in the regionMost Armed: 390th in the regionMost Influential: 493rd in the regionMost Stationary: 548th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 583rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 618th in the regionTop
10%
Most Advanced Public Transport: 709th in the regionMost Inclusive: 876th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 917th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1,053rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : RockTown was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, betting pennies on games of Go Fish is considered deviant.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, the media seems excessively interested in what Grug is wearing this season.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, parties on cruise ships go off with a real bang.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings.
  • : RockTown was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, the government has hired out-of-work fashion designers to design purses for men.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, adult unemployment is rising as available jobs are filled by young children.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, a formerly quiet little town is now booming as both a cult centre and a tourist attraction.

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