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The Holy Riders of Stone of Caliburn

“Disinherited Brains” Sir Lancelot

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Powerbroker

Location: Doll Guldur

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Stone of Caliburn

Population21.589 billion

CapitalKing Arthur's Seat
LeaderSir Lancelot
FaithCrusaderism

CurrencyGold Round Table Brains
AnimalGhost

The Holy Riders of Stone of Caliburn is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Sir Lancelot with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 21.589 billion Caliburnians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of King Arthur's Seat. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Stone of Caliburnian economy, worth a remarkable 5,747 trillion Gold Round Table Brains a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 266,218 Gold Round Table Brains, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 907,130 per year while the poor average 57,540, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Crime is on the rise as online youths compete to vlog the most shocking scenes of violence, anyone who sleeps in past 9am can be declared legally dead, throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, and most people attending churches are maintenance workers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stone of Caliburn's national animal is the Ghost, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Crusaderism.

Stone of Caliburn is ranked 333,863rd in the world and 8th in Doll Guldur for Most Pacifist, with 3.63 cheeks turned per day.

Top
1%
Largest Insurance Industry: 590thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 877thLargest Black Market: 1,014thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,456thLargest Mining Sector: 2,406thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,673rdHighest Economic Output: 2,851stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,906thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,978thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,330thTop
5%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 3,529thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,781stHighest Average Incomes: 4,470thMost Avoided: 5,962ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,107thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,060thMost Stationary: 8,083rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,324thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9,051stNudest: 9,589thRudest Citizens: 9,643rdMost Influential: 12,020thMost Subsidized Industry: 13,238thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 14,396thLargest Populations: 16,169thLargest Retail Industry: 16,915thTop
10%
Most Efficient Economies: 17,714thLargest Governments: 21,660thMost Patriotic: 22,231stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,563rdLowest Crime Rates: 28,973rdMost Developed: 29,793rdMost Secular: 29,979thLargest Publishing Industry: 30,863rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 33,634th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Stone of Caliburn was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Stone of Caliburn was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, most people attending churches are maintenance workers.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, anyone who sleeps in past 9am can be declared legally dead.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, crime is on the rise as online youths compete to vlog the most shocking scenes of violence.
  • : Stone of Caliburn was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Father Knows Best State".
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, agricultural employees work for peanuts.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, fruit market traders let their stock spoil rather than reduce their prices at the day's end.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism.

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