Population | 23.046 billion |
Capital | Iconus |
Leader | Sidaroth |
Faith | Discordianism |
Currency | Petan Credit |
Animal | Iconian Eagle |
The Empire of Petan Empire is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Sidaroth with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 23.046 billion Petan Citizens 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, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iconus. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Petan economy, worth an astonishing 13,095 trillion Petan Credits 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 a breathtaking 568,222 Petan Credits, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.
Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, the nation tends not to learn from its history, military spending recently hit a new high, and asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Petan Empire's national animal is the Iconian Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Discordianism.
Petan Empire is ranked 306,795th in the world and 19th in Mordor for Most Cultured, scoring -135 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Petan Empire was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, asking 'a penny for your thoughts?' draws law enforcement response.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, military spending recently hit a new high.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, the nation tends not to learn from its history.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward.
- : Petan Empire was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative.
- : Petan Empire was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, the endangered saltwater humpback Iconian Eagle is only seen in captivity programs.
- : Following new legislation in Petan Empire, only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens.