Population | 13.958 billion |
Capital | Romito |
Leader | King Giuseppe II |
Faith | Roman Catholicism |
Currency | Knickerbocker |
Animal | Turkeyhawk |
The National Catholic Kingdom of Bombastion is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by King Giuseppe II with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, avowedly heterosexual populace, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.958 billion Bombastonians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Romito. The average income tax rate is 10.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Bombastonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,862 trillion Knickerbockers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 205,054 Knickerbockers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.
Police pull people off the street for even mentioning the word plane, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, both criminals and civilians are DOA, and oil rigs in winter are heated by contained oil slick fires. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Bombastion's national animal is the Turkeyhawk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.
Bombastion is ranked 287,194th in the world and 1,393rd in Europe for Most Cultured, scoring 54 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
- : Following new legislation in Bombastion, oil rigs in winter are heated by contained oil slick fires.
- : Following new legislation in Bombastion, both criminals and civilians are DOA.
- : Following new legislation in Bombastion, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy.
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
- : Bombastion was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Bombastion, police pull people off the street for even mentioning the word plane.