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The Gamesters of Tri-Skelion

“I bid two thousand quatloos for the newcomers!”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: United Earth Space Probe Agency

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Tri-Skelion

Population10.721 billion

CapitalThe Power Station
LeaderThe Providers

CurrencyQuatloo
AnimalThrall

The Gamesters of Tri-Skelion is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Providers with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, ubiquitous missile silos, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 10.721 billion Drill Thralls 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, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Power Station. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Triskelion economy, worth a remarkable 1,322 trillion Quatloos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 123,367 Quatloos, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 478,914 per year while the poor average 21,754, a ratio of 22.0 to 1.

The nation's forests are full of treasure hunters in military-grade survival gear, oddly patriotic flash mobs spontaneously sing the national anthem, the government spends twice as much reclaiming lost settlements from the sea as it could've on coastal defences, and schoolboys trained in chivalry are encouraged to duel other boys for a maiden's hand. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Tri-Skelion's national animal is the Thrall, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tri-Skelion is ranked 341,601st in the world and 184th in United Earth Space Probe Agency for Smartest Citizens, with 0.78 quips per hour.

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Most Secular: 2,043rdLargest Gambling Industry: 3,299thTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 4,209thMost Avoided: 4,961stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,546thLargest Mining Sector: 5,802ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,477thMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,949thLargest Retail Industry: 8,149thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,323rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11,067thMost Corrupt Governments: 14,354thTop
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Most Conservative: 19,230thMost Stationary: 19,668thLargest Black Market: 20,674thLargest Insurance Industry: 25,263rdHighest Economic Output: 25,415thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28,998th
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Most Secular: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 5th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 7th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 8th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 9th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 9th in the regionTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 10th in the regionLargest Black Market: 10th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 11th in the regionMost Avoided: 12th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 13th in the regionMost Patriotic: 15th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 15th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 15th in the regionMost Conservative: 15th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 16th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 16th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 17th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, schoolboys trained in chivalry are encouraged to duel other boys for a maiden's hand.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, the government spends twice as much reclaiming lost settlements from the sea as it could've on coastal defences.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, oddly patriotic flash mobs spontaneously sing the national anthem.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, the nation's forests are full of treasure hunters in military-grade survival gear.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, you can be fired for dyeing grey hairs.
  • : Tri-Skelion's influence in United Earth Space Probe Agency fell from "Vassal" to "Apprentice".
  • : Tri-Skelion's influence in United Earth Space Probe Agency rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, it's often raining men (hallelujah) in The Power Station.
  • : Following new legislation in Tri-Skelion, it's a comma comma comma comma comma rebellion.

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