The Republic of Antipyrine is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.894 billion Antipyrineans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.7%.
The frighteningly efficient Antipyrinean economy, worth a remarkable 1,665 trillion 9003s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 187,289 9003s, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.
The letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide, and glamping Antipyrineans won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Antipyrine's national animal is the 9003, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Antipyrine is ranked 24,542nd in the world and 1,360th in Balder for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,403.02 on the Gilded Widget Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in
Antipyrine, glamping Antipyrineans won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets.
- : Antipyrine was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative and Most Armed.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, the letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, gun ownership is compulsory.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, commemoration of the Great Balder War costs almost as much as the war itself.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, supervisors in Antipyrine commonly tie bells on their necks to alert employees of their presence.
- : Following new legislation in Antipyrine, the homeless more often beg for mercy than money.
