NationStates | The Cheese Eating Merchants of Echteld

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“Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it”

Category: Anarchy
Civil Rights: Superb	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Superb

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Nederland

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Cheese Eating Merchants of Echteld is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Kees Verhoek with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 10.892 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Commerce, although Law & Order and Healthcare are secondary priorities. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ochten. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Gambling industries.

It is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, Echteld is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, Echteld's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and Porcus Carnivora is one of the most popular forenames in Echteld. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling. Echteld's national animal is the Porcus Carnivora, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Echteldse Euro.

Echteld is ranked 2nd in Nederland and 114th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 23 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

Easter Eggs (2) Top 1% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of the world for Most Armed Top 5% of Nederland for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of Nederland for Most Avoided #1 in Nederland for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 1% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 1% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 1% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 5% of Nederland for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 1% of the world for Most Godforsaken Top 10% of the world for Nudest Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations Top 5% of the world for Most Pro-Market Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth Top 1% of the world for Largest Retail Industry Top 5% of Nederland for Largest Retail Industry Top 5% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 10 days ago

1 day 12 hours ago: Echteld was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
2 days 11 hours ago: Echteld was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential (last census: Top 5%).
5 days ago: Echteld was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Largest Insurance Industry.
7 days ago: Echteld was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Largest Gambling Industry.
9 days ago: Echteld was ranked #1 in the region for Most Subsidized Industry.
9 days ago: Following new legislation in Echteld, Porcus Carnivora is one of the most popular forenames in Echteld.
9 days ago: Following new legislation in Echteld, Echteld's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region.
10 days ago: Echteld was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
10 days ago: Echteld was reclassified from "Capitalizt" to "Anarchy".
10 days ago: Following new legislation in Echteld, Echteld is notorious for its citizens' infidelity.

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