NationStates | The Post-Singularity of Basementees

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“Let Them Hate Us, So Long As They Fear Us”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights: Few	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Rare

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Absolution

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

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The Post-Singularity of Basementees is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Bel-Shamharoth XVI with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.086 billion 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."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Commerce. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cittamotore. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Beef-Based Agriculture.

Students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Basementees's national animal is the Troll, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is High Church of Kraken Almighty, and its currency is the Runcible.

Basementees is ranked 20th in Absolution and 2,120th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

Easter Eggs (4) Top 5% of Absolution for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian Top 5% of Absolution for Most Authoritarian Top 10% of Absolution for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 10% of Absolution for Most Conservative Top 1% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 1% of Absolution for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments Top 5% of Absolution for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 5% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of Absolution for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements Top 10% of Absolution for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 1% of the world for Largest Public Sector Top 5% of Absolution for Largest Public Sector Top 5% of Absolution for Most Dedicated Public Healthcare Top 5% of the world for Most Dedicated Public Healthcare Top 5% of Absolution for Healthiest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Healthiest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates Top 5% of Absolution for Highest Average Tax Rates Top 10% of the world for Most Influential Top 10% of Absolution for Largest Insurance Industry Top 5% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry Top 5% of Absolution for Lowest Crime Rates Top 5% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates Top 5% of Absolution for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 1% of the world for Highest Police Ratios Top 10% of Absolution for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 5% of Absolution for Rudest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Safest Top 5% of Absolution for Safest Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens Top 5% of Absolution for Largest Soda Pop Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 17 hours ago

6 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway.
17 hours ago: Basementees voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Sustainable Fishing Act".
18 hours ago: Basementees was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
18 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys.
1 day 5 hours ago: Basementees was ranked in the Top 10% of the region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector (last census: Top 5%).
1 day 6 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups.
1 day 6 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak.
2 days 6 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system.
2 days 18 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts.
2 days 18 hours ago: Following new legislation in Basementees, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields.

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