The Oppressed Peoples of Literally Nineteen Eighty Four is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 379 million Proles are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 76.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The sizeable but stagnant Literally Nineteen Eighty Fourian economy, worth 4.01 trillion INGSOC 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 a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. 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 10,583 INGSOC credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Voodoo economists believe that feeding criminals to volcanoes will bring untold riches to Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, criminals are thrown to the security cameras to repay their debt to society, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Literally Nineteen Eighty Four's national animal is the security camera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Literally Nineteen Eighty Four is ranked 235,149th in the world and 17,502nd in Chicken overlords for Least Corrupt Governments, with 81.52 percentage of bribes refused.
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- : Following new legislation in
Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, criminals are thrown to the security cameras to repay their debt to society.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, voodoo economists believe that feeding criminals to volcanoes will bring untold riches to Literally Nineteen Eighty Four.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, decreased demand for toilets is saving the prison service a lot of money.
- : Literally Nineteen Eighty Four's influence in Chicken overlords rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, children have taken to using semaphore in light of the recent mobile phone ban.
- : Following new legislation in Literally Nineteen Eighty Four, fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits.
