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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 533rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 928thLargest Black Market: 948th
The Unicorns of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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-Aerilia-

Population14.218 billion

CapitalUnicorn City
LeaderThe Unicorn
FaithViolet

CurrencyRainbow
AnimalUnicorn

The Unicorns of -Aerilia- is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Unicorn with an iron fist, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.218 billion Unicorns are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Unicorn City. The average income tax rate is 86.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient A Unicorn economy, worth a remarkable 3,836 trillion Rainbows 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 269,829 Rainbows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, and punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Aerilia-'s national animal is the Unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violet.

-Aerilia- is ranked 283,446th in the world and 252nd in Nerdlandia for Safest, scoring 4.12 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 533rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 928thLargest Black Market: 948thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,351stMost Corrupt Governments: 1,588thMost Patriotic: 1,645thLargest Mining Sector: 2,053rdMost Subsidized Industry: 2,253rdTop
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Most Devout: 3,297thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,360thMost Avoided: 3,424thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,586thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,601stHighest Average Incomes: 4,156thHighest Economic Output: 5,130thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,756thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,070thMost Efficient Economies: 7,422ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,075thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8,387thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,454thLowest Crime Rates: 9,505thLargest Governments: 9,682ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 12,340thHighest Average Tax Rates: 13,351stNudest: 13,431stTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 15,941stMost Valuable International Artwork: 17,426thSmartest Citizens: 21,990th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 3rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 5th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 6th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 7th in the regionLargest Governments: 9th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 10th in the regionMost Patriotic: 10th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 11th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 12th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 15th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 16th in the regionFattest Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 22nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 23rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 25th in the regionMost Income Equality: 28th in the regionMost Devout: 29th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, banning party poppers has been a real party pooper.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, government employees have reverted to carrier pigeon due to never-ending virus scans.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, many friends and relatives of The Unicorn have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, "Mad Max: Returning Again to Barrydrome" is this year's unexpected summer blockbuster.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, there's a bright dawn ahead for -Aerilia-.

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