NationStates | The Holy Empire of Pope Joan

Spotlight on:

“Pistis”

Category: Civil Rights Lovefest
Civil Rights: World Benchmark	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: World Benchmark

Regional Influence: Truckler

Location: Europeia

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

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The Holy Empire of Pope Joan is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Pope Joan with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 9.335 billion hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal individuals juggles the competing demands of Commerce, Education, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pistis City. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Uranium Mining industries.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, protests are prohibited from blocking traffic, the government jails the parents of underage drinkers, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pope Joan's national animal is the tarepanda, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the soul.

Pope Joan is ranked 11th in Europeia and 402nd in the world for Most Influential, scoring 243 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

Easter Egg Top 5% of Europeia for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 1% of Europeia for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of Europeia for Most Armed Top 1% of the world for Most Armed Top 5% of Europeia for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided Top 5% of Europeia for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of Europeia for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 5% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 1% of Europeia for Highest Drug Use Top 5% of the world for Highest Drug Use Top 10% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 10% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 5% of Europeia for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements Top 5% of Europeia for Most World Assembly Endorsements Top 1% of Europeia for Fattest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 5% of Europeia for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 5% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 5% of Europeia for Most Godforsaken Top 5% of the world for Most Godforsaken Top 1% of the world for Most Influential Top 5% of Europeia for Most Influential Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights Top 5% of Europeia for Most Extensive Civil Rights Top 1% of Europeia for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 1% of the world for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 5% of Europeia for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector Top 10% of the world for Nudest Top 5% of Europeia for Nudest Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations Top 5% of Europeia for Most Rebellious Youth Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth Top 5% of Europeia for Largest Retail Industry Top 1% of Europeia for Rudest Citizens Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 1 day ago

1 day 17 hours ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas.
1 day 17 hours ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, the government jails the parents of underage drinkers.
1 day 17 hours ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, protests are prohibited from blocking traffic.
1 day 17 hours ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, anti-government web sites are springing up.
1 day 17 hours ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets.
4 days ago: Pope Joan was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Most Influential (last census: Top 1%).
7 days ago: Pope Joan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector (last census: Top 10%).
7 days ago: Pope Joan was ranked in the Top 5% of the region for Largest Information Technology Sector (last census: Top 10%).
7 days ago: Pope Joan voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Liberate Region of reunited muslim states"".
8 days ago: Following new legislation in Pope Joan, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home.