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The Hivemind of The Seid

“All Motion, Mutilation”

Category: Left-wing Utopia
Civil Rights:
World Benchmark
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Excessive

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Refugia

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The Seid

Population30.388 billion

Capitalour brains
Leadereveryone
Faithus

Currencythought
Animalindividual

The Hivemind of The Seid is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by everyone with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, soft-spoken computers, and astonishingly minimal parenting. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 30.388 billion minds are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Healthcare, and Social Policy also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of our brains. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Seidian economy, worth an astonishing 13,836 trillion thoughts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 455,337 thoughts, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, war vets look after war animals, and criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat. Crime is totally unknown. The Seid's national animal is the individual, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is us.

The Seid is ranked 104th in the world and 7th in Refugia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 22,023.28 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

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Most Cultured: 7thHighest Food Quality: 22ndSmartest Citizens: 31stMost Inclusive: 34thMost Advanced Public Education: 40thHighest Average Tax Rates: 58thMost Rebellious Youth: 63rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 81stMost Scientifically Advanced: 86thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 90thLargest Governments: 99thLargest Welfare Programs: 104thMost Secular: 164thLeast Corrupt Governments: 177thHighest Poor Incomes: 222ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 243rdHealthiest Citizens: 266thMost Developed: 279thLongest Average Lifespans: 303rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 358thMost Patriotic: 374thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 383rdHighest Economic Output: 426thMost Efficient Economies: 494thLargest Publishing Industry: 538thMost Compassionate Citizens: 584thRudest Citizens: 588thNicest Citizens: 612thHighest Average Incomes: 714thMost Subsidized Industry: 950thMost Beautiful Environments: 978thSafest: 1,035thMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,081stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,323rdTop
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Largest Populations: 4,716thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,923rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,065thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 14,594thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 16,023rdMost Armed: 19,381stMost Income Equality: 19,694thLowest Crime Rates: 26,345thMost Politically Free: 28,011th
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Largest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 2nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 2nd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Developed: 4th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 7th in the regionMost Politically Free: 7th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 9th in the regionSafest: 9th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 9th in the regionMost Armed: 10th in the regionNicest Citizens: 11th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 11th in the regionMost Extreme: 15th in the regionTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 25th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 29th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, war vets look after war animals.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, it's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, adults pretending to be teenage girls claim to have wholesome motives.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, betting pennies on games of Go Fish is considered deviant.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, the nation is known abroad mostly for its Parliamentary antics.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seid, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region.

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