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The Republic of Spa Ill Atand

“God, Homeland, Liberty”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Spa Ill Atand

Population9.51 billion

CapitalGoshen
LeaderFred Waterford
FaithGilead

CurrencyTokens
Animaldove

The Republic of Spa Ill Atand is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Fred Waterford with an iron fist, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.51 billion Spa Ill Atandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Goshen. The average income tax rate is 96.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Spa Ill Atandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,177 trillion Tokens 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 black market in Retail, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 amazing 229,004 Tokens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Every workday begins with group therapy, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament, and Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spa Ill Atand's national animal is the dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Gilead.

Spa Ill Atand is ranked 222,835th in the world and 4,061st in the South Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -98.94 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
1%
Most Subsidized Industry: 281stMost Corrupt Governments: 739thMost Ignorant Citizens: 766thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 907thFattest Citizens: 1,094thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,136thMost Avoided: 1,341stLargest Black Market: 1,788thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,932ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,049thLargest Retail Industry: 2,581stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,835thTop
5%
Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,308thRudest Citizens: 3,551stMost Efficient Economies: 3,712thLargest Mining Sector: 4,788thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,832ndMost Advanced Public Education: 5,953rdLargest Governments: 6,160thMost Patriotic: 6,183rdHighest Average Incomes: 7,054thHighest Poor Incomes: 8,888thMost Devout: 9,784thHighest Economic Output: 11,268thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 11,861stTop
10%
Most Influential: 16,962ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 17,414thMost Stationary: 20,640th
Top
1%
Most Subsidized Industry: 11th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14th in the regionFattest Citizens: 18th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 19th in the regionMost Avoided: 20th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 21st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 28th in the regionLargest Black Market: 31st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 42nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 49th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Retail Industry: 60th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 76th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 80th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 82nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 82nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 114th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 120th in the regionMost Patriotic: 131st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 137th in the regionLargest Governments: 145th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 158th in the regionMost Devout: 192nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 201st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 201st in the regionTop
10%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 308th in the regionMost Stationary: 312th in the regionLargest Populations: 474th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 500th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, the nation has always been at war with Bigtopia.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, every workday begins with group therapy.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, the official government position is that "we didn't see nothin'".
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, practising saying 'how now brown cow' is an essential part of holiday planning.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, you're only as old as you feel.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them.
  • : Spa Ill Atand was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and Most Avoided and the Top 5% for Most Advanced Public Education, Highest Economic Output, and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Spa Ill Atand, some magnifier-wielding Spa Ill Atandians say Fred Waterford seems a little lacking in something.

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