by Max Barry

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11,198thLargest Mining Sector: 15,930thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 17,569th
The OIS-0199 of
Moralistic Democracy
Hope Is Gone
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

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OIS Whiplash

Population1.557 billion

CurrencyHalicarnassus
AnimalWhite Phoenix

The OIS-0199 of OIS Whiplash is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, public floggings, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.557 billion OIS Whiplashians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.0%.

The frighteningly efficient OIS Whiplashian economy, worth 154 trillion Halicarnassuses 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. 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 99,336 Halicarnassuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 366,486 per year while the poor average 18,999, a ratio of 19.3 to 1.

Six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion, the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, and women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. OIS Whiplash's national animal is the White Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

OIS Whiplash is ranked 226,806th in the world and 450th in Ordo Imperialia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 48.52 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.

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Largest Mining Sector: 15,930thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 17,569thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,877thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,361st
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Most Corrupt Governments: 21st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 22nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 30th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 33rd in the regionTop
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Most Developed: 42nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 48th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 50th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 58th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 64th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 67th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft.
  • : OIS Whiplash was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Moralistic Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, over a third of the seats in sports stadiums have been removed to make room for female-only commodes.
  • : Following new legislation in OIS Whiplash, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best.

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