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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 80thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 195thMost Advanced Public Transport: 225th
The Shrekracy of
Psychotic Dictatorship
It ain't Ogre till I say it's Ogre!
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Shrek Land

Population10.191 billion

CapitalFar Far Away
LeaderShrek
FaithShrekism

CurrencyOnion
AnimalDonkey

The Shrekracy of Shrek Land is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Shrek with an iron fist, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.191 billion Shrek Landians 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 is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Social Policy receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Far Far Away. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Shrek Landian economy, worth a remarkable 2,937 trillion Onions 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 288,228 Onions, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 933,024 per year while the poor average 67,237, a ratio of 13.9 to 1.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax Onions each year, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy, the nation's soldiers sleep four to a bed in order to use space economically, and graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shrek Land's national animal is the Donkey, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Shrekism.

Shrek Land is ranked 2,131st in the world and 94th in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 339.65 kickbacks per hour.

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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 80thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 195thMost Advanced Public Transport: 225thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 267thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 641stLargest Black Market: 1,147thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,591stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,631stMost Subsidized Industry: 1,912thMost Devout: 1,971stMost Corrupt Governments: 2,131stHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,168thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,383rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,753rdLargest Governments: 2,848thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 3,168thHighest Average Incomes: 3,380thMost Patriotic: 4,686thLargest Mining Sector: 5,607thMost Primitive: 5,924thMost Authoritarian: 7,136thHighest Economic Output: 7,636thMost Conservative: 7,701stLongest Average Lifespans: 8,506thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 14,770thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 28,582nd
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 12th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 18th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 30th in the regionLargest Black Market: 64th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 68th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 70th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 87th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 94th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 110th in the regionMost Devout: 112th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 117th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 157th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 172nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 177th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 184th in the regionMost Conservative: 296th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 300th in the regionMost Patriotic: 308th in the regionMost Primitive: 315th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 389th in the regionMost Extreme: 479th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 484th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 491st in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 929th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,024th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Shrek Land's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Shrek Land's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Shrek Land was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Shrek Land was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Shrek Land ceased to exist in Cape of Good Hope.
  • : Shrek Land was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Following new legislation in Shrek Land, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail.
  • : Following new legislation in Shrek Land, the nation's soldiers sleep four to a bed in order to use space economically.
  • : Following new legislation in Shrek Land, the police crack down on tax evaders without mercy.
  • : Following new legislation in Shrek Land, citizens select which government department gets their income tax Onions each year.

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