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The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 486

“He who controls the spice controls the universe.”

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Thriving
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Jihad Army of the Emperor

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Spice Harvester 486

Population8.39 billion

Currencyspice
Animalsandworm

The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 486 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.39 billion Spice Harvester 486ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 70.4%.

The thriving Spice Harvester 486ian economy, worth 591 trillion spices a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,498 spices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolyard sandboxes resemble ashtrays due to the large number of cigarette butts, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBSH4 Governor goes house hunting, there's a bustling black market for vegetables, and unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 486's national animal is the sandworm, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spice Harvester 486 is ranked 80,219th in the world and 23rd in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Lowest Crime Rates, with 68.51 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 15,594thMost Devout: 17,788th
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 5th in the regionTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 23rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 25th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 26th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 33rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 38th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 49th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 141st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, there's a bustling black market for vegetables.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBSH4 Governor goes house hunting.
  • : Spice Harvester 486 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Spice Harvester 486 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, schoolyard sandboxes resemble ashtrays due to the large number of cigarette butts.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, half of the nation's import/export industry is run from a location known only as 'Dead Man's Cove'.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, politicians live in luxury.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, crime is on the rise as DNA sampling has been all but outlawed.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 486, the nation's air defense strategy is two-dimensional.

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