Population | 8.062 billion |
Capital | Predora |
Leader | Pope Boniface X |
Faith | Sino-Catholicism |
Currency | Shadow Notes |
Animal | Crow |
The Domus Principalis Catholica of Shadow Dealer is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Pope Boniface X with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.062 billion Shadows 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Predora. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Shadow economy, worth a remarkable 1,413 trillion Shadow Noteses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 175,381 Shadow Noteses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.
Citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', holidaymakers sleep curled up on the floor as hotel beds are replaced with oversized bookcases, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide, and populations of two-headed Crows have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadow Dealer's national animal is the Crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Sino-Catholicism.
Shadow Dealer is ranked 30,054th in the world and 29th in Institute of Cellulose for Most Cultured, scoring 80 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
- : Shadow Dealer's influence in Institute of Cellulose rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cultured.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow Dealer, populations of two-headed Crows have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites.
- : Following new legislation in Shadow Dealer, giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide.
- : Shadow Dealer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
- : Shadow Dealer's influence in Institute of Cellulose rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".