NationStates | The Federation of Des-Bal

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“Revolution is not the right of the people but the duty.”

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights: Very Good	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Rare

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Balder

Overview • Factbook • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Federation of Des-Bal is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Vincent Aldremi with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.229 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Defence, although Law & Order and Commerce are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Des-Hagir. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Uranium Mining and Automobile Manufacturing.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order, all recreational drugs are legal, and the workforce is almost entirely made up of slave labour. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Des-Bal's national animal is the Scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Capitalism, and its currency is the Khuul.

Des-Bal is ranked 2,936th in Balder and 130,180th in the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -220 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

Easter Eggs (2) Top 1% of Balder for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of Balder for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of Balder for Most Armed Top 1% of the world for Most Armed Top 1% of Balder for Most Avoided Top 1% of Balder for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 1% of Balder for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of Balder for Largest Cheese Export Sector Top 1% of Balder for Most Corrupt Governments Top 1% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 1% of Balder for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 1% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 5% of Balder for Largest Defense Forces Top 5% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 1% of Balder for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 10% of Balder for Most Extreme Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme Top 1% of Balder for Fattest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 1% of Balder for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 1% of Balder for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 1% of Balder for Largest Gambling Industry Top 1% of Balder for Most Godforsaken Top 5% of the world for Most Godforsaken Top 1% of Balder for Largest Insurance Industry Top 5% of Balder for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 5% of the world for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 1% of Balder for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 1% of Balder for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector Top 5% of Balder for Highest Police Ratios Top 5% of the world for Highest Police Ratios Top 10% of Balder for Largest Populations Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations Top 1% of Balder for Most Pro-Market Top 5% of the world for Most Pro-Market Top 1% of Balder for Largest Publishing Industry Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry Top 10% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth Top 1% of Balder for Largest Retail Industry Top 1% of Balder for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 5% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 1% of Balder for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of Balder for Largest Soda Pop Sector Top 1% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector Top 1% of Balder for Stupidest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Stupidest Citizens Top 1% of Balder for Largest Information Technology Sector Top 1% of Balder for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 24 minutes ago

25 days ago: Des-Bal was ranked in the Top 1% of the region for Stupidest Citizens (last census: Top 5%).
33 days ago: Des-Bal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
59 days ago: Des-Bal was ranked in the Top 1% of the region for Rudest Citizens.
65 days ago: Des-Bal was ranked in the Top 1% of the region for Largest Soda Pop Sector.
66 days ago: Des-Bal was ranked in the Top 1% of the region for Largest Retail Industry.
73 days ago: Following new legislation in Des-Bal, the workforce is almost entirely made up of slave labour.
73 days ago: Following new legislation in Des-Bal, all recreational drugs are legal.
73 days ago: Following new legislation in Des-Bal, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order.
73 days ago: Following new legislation in Des-Bal, immigrant herding has become a national pastime.
73 days ago: Following new legislation in Des-Bal, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events.