by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Spotlight on:

National Flag

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull

“Ack? Ack!” Steven Seagulls

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Page

Location: Forest

OverviewFactbookDispatchesPoliciesPeopleGovernmentEconomyRankTrendCards

Seagull

Population14.656 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, complete lack of prisons, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.656 billion Seagulls are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ackopolis. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Seagulls economy, worth a remarkable 4,094 trillion stolen hotdogs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 279,390 stolen hotdogs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,319,014 per year while the poor average 6,764, a ratio of 342 to 1.

Jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, it's illegal to blow things up, a friend in need is a friend with nuclear greed, and songs of praise to Steven Seagulls are filled with coded messages from the resistance. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Seagull's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Hotdog.

Seagull is ranked 329,320th in the world and 321st in Forest for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring -27.75 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.

Top
1%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 106thMost Primitive: 139thMost Devout: 162ndFattest Citizens: 194thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 202ndMost Avoided: 243rdLargest Gambling Industry: 270thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 336thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 338thHighest Crime Rates: 468thMost Armed: 479thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 507thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 596thLargest Retail Industry: 651stLargest Insurance Industry: 739thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 777thHighest Disposable Incomes: 803rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 927thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,002ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,181stLargest Mining Sector: 1,379thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,647thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,788thRudest Citizens: 2,142ndMost Efficient Economies: 2,690thTop
5%
Highest Average Incomes: 3,817thMost Influential: 4,189thHighest Economic Output: 5,019thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13,601stTop
10%
Most Subsidized Industry: 17,169thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,405thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28,550thLargest Populations: 30,553rdHighest Drug Use: 31,470th
Top
1%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Devout: 3rd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 3rd in the regionTop
5%
Largest Mining Sector: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 5th in the regionFattest Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th in the regionMost Primitive: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 7th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 7th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Armed: 8th in the regionRudest Citizens: 15th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Manufacturing Sector: 18th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 20th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 20th in the regionMost Conservative: 20th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 23rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

More...

Report