The Republic of Gear Island is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.579 billion Gear Islandians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.9%.
The powerhouse Gear Islandian economy, worth 805 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,507 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.
Engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?", new pests have been imported into Gear Island, Leader's peyote-induced "let's all just be friends" speech is trending world-wide, and panels from bankrupt rooftop solar companies are used as props for sci-fi B-movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gear Island's national animal is the Sea Bug.
Gear Island is ranked 43,424th in the world and 288th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 166.43 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, panels from bankrupt rooftop solar companies are used as props for sci-fi B-movies.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, Leader's peyote-induced "let's all just be friends" speech is trending world-wide.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, new pests have been imported into Gear Island.
- : Gear Island was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, engineers ask liberal arts majors "Do you want fries with that?".
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, bureaucrats close new businesses for not complying with the Penguin Packaging Index.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, the government invades its allies more than its enemies.
- : Following new legislation in Gear Island, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers.
