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The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 192

“He who controls the spice controls the universe.”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Jihad Army of the Emperor

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Spice Harvester 192

Population8.471 billion

Currencyspice
Animalsandworm

The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 192 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 8.471 billion Spice Harvester 192ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 192ian economy, worth 920 trillion spices 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Retail, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. 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 impressive 108,704 spices, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 462,224 per year while the poor average 16,464, a ratio of 28.1 to 1.

The recently bereaved have plenty of time to mourn during their incarcerations, 'I'm Coming Out' has shot to the top of the nation's music charts, public shaming is the bedrock of Spice Harvester 192ian society, and monster hunters with oversized swords roam the land. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Spice Harvester 192's national animal is the sandworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Spice Harvester 192 is ranked 75,510th in the world and 408th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Most Stationary, with 626.98568900668 days.

Top
5%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 4,131stMost Avoided: 5,091stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,189thFattest Citizens: 5,673rdLargest Retail Industry: 8,924thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10,417thTop
10%
Largest Black Market: 15,270thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18,740thHighest Disposable Incomes: 19,301st
Top
1%
Largest Retail Industry: 9th in the regionTop
5%
Fattest Citizens: 26th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Populations: 56th in the regionMost Influential: 69th in the regionMost Avoided: 82nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 85th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 85th in the regionTop
10%
Highest Economic Output: 95th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 116th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 120th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Spice Harvester 192 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Spice Harvester 192 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, monster hunters with oversized swords roam the land.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, public shaming is the bedrock of Spice Harvester 192ian society.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, 'I'm Coming Out' has shot to the top of the nation's music charts.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, the recently bereaved have plenty of time to mourn during their incarcerations.
  • : Spice Harvester 192 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, a shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 192, athletes are renowned for being the best at maths.

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