Population | 21.63 billion |
Capital | Labyrinth |
Leader | Supreme Executive Director |
Faith | Occult Cabal |
Currency | Credit |
Animal | Black Owl |
The Imperial Conglomerate of Arkbergen is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Supreme Executive Director with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ritual sacrifices, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 21.63 billion Arkbergenians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.
The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Labyrinth. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.4%.
The frighteningly efficient Arkbergenian economy, worth a remarkable 7,862 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 363,500 Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,915,846 per year while the poor average 10,489, a ratio of 278 to 1.
School lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, and orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Arkbergen's national animal is the Black Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Occult Cabal.
Arkbergen is ranked 4,507th in the world and 1st in Sovereign Corporate League for Most Cultured, scoring 176 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Arkbergen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Devout.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, heterosexuality is considered positive proof of fitness to parent.
- : Arkbergen agreed to construct embassies between Sovereign Corporate League and BOPDR.
- : Arkbergen agreed to construct embassies between Sovereign Corporate League and Western Connection.
- : Following new legislation in Arkbergen, drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth.