Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner
Location: Jihad Army of the Emperor
Population | 8.626 billion |
Currency | spice |
Animal | sandworm |
The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 14 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.626 billion Spice Harvester 14ians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.
The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 14ian economy, worth 990 trillion spices a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,880 spices, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 518,123 per year while the poor average 15,685, a ratio of 33.0 to 1.
Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, public shaming is the bedrock of Spice Harvester 14ian society, it's best to decline if Leader offers to buy a round of drinks, and they say that Leader's personal computer is full of naked pictures of the Emperor of Maxtopia. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Spice Harvester 14's national animal is the sandworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Spice Harvester 14 is ranked 2,545th in the world and 78th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 13,847.86 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Spice Harvester 14 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Disposable Incomes, Highest Crime Rates, and Most Avoided and the Top 10% for Largest Black Market.
- : Spice Harvester 14 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, they say that Leader's personal computer is full of naked pictures of the Emperor of Maxtopia.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, it's best to decline if Leader offers to buy a round of drinks.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, public shaming is the bedrock of Spice Harvester 14ian society.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, foreign casinos have trouble paying fans who bet on the triumph of the Spice Harvester 14 City Sandworms against long odds.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, increasing numbers of children in Spice Harvester 14 have different eye and hair color to their supposed fathers.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 14, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day.