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The Independent Space Colony of Side 3

“Sieg Zeon!” Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Diplomat

Location: The Local Cluster

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Side 3

Population12.14 billion

CapitalZum City
LeaderSupreme Commander Gihren Zabi

CurrencyZeon credit
Animaleagle

The Independent Space Colony of Side 3 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi with an iron fist, and notable for its digital currency, frequent executions, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 12.14 billion Zeons 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zum City. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeonic economy, worth a remarkable 6,900 trillion Zeon credits 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, broadly diversified black market in 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 a breathtaking 568,395 Zeon credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Side 3, 90% of active duty S3AF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Side 3's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Side 3 is ranked 51,120th in the world and 18th in The Local Cluster for Most Stationary, with 879.8089508108 days.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 17thMost Patriotic: 22ndHighest Average Incomes: 260thLargest Black Market: 324thMost Corrupt Governments: 597thHighest Poor Incomes: 677thMost Armed: 824thLargest Governments: 1,223rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,599thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,689thHighest Economic Output: 1,856thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,920thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,237thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,581stMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,729thTop
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Fattest Citizens: 3,450thRudest Citizens: 3,500thLowest Crime Rates: 4,269thMost Cultured: 5,245thSmartest Citizens: 7,427thMost Developed: 8,153rdLargest Publishing Industry: 9,658thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 12,190thLargest Retail Industry: 12,219thMost Secular: 12,299thMost Efficient Economies: 13,043rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13,291stMost Influential: 14,267thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 19,885thLongest Average Lifespans: 21,008thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 21,174thMost Authoritarian: 21,715thLargest Insurance Industry: 23,242nd
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Most Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 3rd in the regionMost Extreme: 3rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionMost Cultured: 3rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionFattest Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Conservative: 5th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, 90% of active duty S3AF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Side 3.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, the military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, not showing enough enthusiasm for mutual assured destruction is a court-martial offence.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, war criminals are given full state funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps".

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