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Most Primitive: 88thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 125thMost Ignorant Citizens: 169th
The Community of
Democratic Socialists
Ugg rugganga uh
Grug
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Average

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RockTown

Population8.681 billion

CapitalBig Rock
LeaderGrug
FaithThe Sun God

CurrencyRock
AnimalSaber Tooth

The Community of RockTown is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Grug with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, ban on automobiles, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.681 billion RockTownians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Big Rock. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient RockTownian economy, worth a remarkable 1,110 trillion Rocks 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, highly specialized black market in Basket Weaving, Soda Sales, Tourism, and Cheese 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 an impressive 127,913 Rocks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tweenage nobles order army regiments to do their homework for them, the state believes that nature-oriented summer camps will somehow solve youth crime, five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand-six-hundred revivals is how theatre-goers measure a year, and children are regularly married to each other to secure alliances between families. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. RockTown's national animal is the Saber Tooth, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Sun God.

RockTown is ranked 125,367th in the world and 7,488th in Osiris for Most Conservative, scoring 64.08 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.

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Most Primitive: 88thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 125thMost Ignorant Citizens: 169thHighest Drug Use: 213thMost Devout: 332ndHighest Crime Rates: 670thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 754thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,500thFattest Citizens: 1,584thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,022ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,168thNudest: 2,419thBest Weather: 2,867thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 3,783rdMost Avoided: 4,020thMost Beautiful Environments: 4,242ndLargest Black Market: 5,034thMost Armed: 5,678thRudest Citizens: 6,464thMost Cultured: 7,025thMost Advanced Public Transport: 11,574thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,595thMost Subsidized Industry: 13,582ndHighest Poor Incomes: 14,264thMost Inclusive: 15,703rdTop
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Highest Food Quality: 17,821stMost Corrupt Governments: 24,881stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 31,310thHighest Average Tax Rates: 31,429thMost Income Equality: 31,693rdHighest Economic Output: 32,534th
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Most Primitive: 4th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 6th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 9th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 14th in the regionMost Devout: 22nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 38th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 46th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 61st in the regionNudest: 72nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 90th in the regionFattest Citizens: 93rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 100th in the regionBest Weather: 126th in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 193rd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 193rd in the regionMost Avoided: 219th in the regionRudest Citizens: 327th in the regionMost Cultured: 351st in the regionLargest Black Market: 371st in the regionMost Armed: 414th in the regionMost Influential: 464th in the regionMost Stationary: 529th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 643rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 709th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 742nd in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 857th in the regionMost Inclusive: 924th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1,039th in the regionMost Income Equality: 1,333rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : RockTown was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, children are regularly married to each other to secure alliances between families.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, five-hundred-twenty-five-thousand-six-hundred revivals is how theatre-goers measure a year.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, the state believes that nature-oriented summer camps will somehow solve youth crime.
  • : RockTown was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, tweenage nobles order army regiments to do their homework for them.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, military chiefs are predicting extra funding in this year's budget.
  • : RockTown was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Income Equality.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, murderers are immune to arrest while attending their victims' funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in RockTown, all weapon research has been banned.

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