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The Empire of Somtona

“As above so below”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Basket Case
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Hive

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Somtona

Population20 million

CurrencyGold
AnimalBat

The Empire of Somtona is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 20 million Somtonans 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 Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Somtonan economy, worth 198 billion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is 9,922 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and students memorise knock-knock jokes for their mandatory twice-a-term Comedy Examinations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Somtona's national animal is the Bat.

Somtona is ranked 275,358th in the world and 118th in Hive for Most Average, scoring 19.66 on the Average Standardized Normality Scale.

Top
5%
Most Income Equality: 6,893rdMost Authoritarian: 8,246thTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 27,406th
Top
5%
Most Authoritarian: 3rd in the regionMost Income Equality: 4th in the regionMost Extreme: 5th in the regionTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 10th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Somtona's influence in Hive rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Somtona's influence in Hive rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Somtona's influence in Hive rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
  • : Somtona was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Authoritarian and Most Income Equality and the Top 10% for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Somtona relocated from The West Pacific to Hive.
  • : Following new legislation in Somtona, students memorise knock-knock jokes for their mandatory twice-a-term Comedy Examinations.
  • : Following new legislation in Somtona, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements.
  • : Somtona was reclassified from "Corrupt Dictatorship" to "Psychotic Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Somtona, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller.
  • : Somtona was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".

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