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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 282ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,216thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,268th
The Incorporated States of
Corporate Police State
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Influence
Unproven
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Someplace1212

Population19.296 billion

CapitalSomecity1212
LeaderThat Person

CurrencyGeneric Currrency Unit
AnimalThing

The Incorporated States of Someplace1212 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by That Person with an iron fist, and notable for its digital currency, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 19.296 billion Someplace1212ians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Somecity1212. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Someplace1212ian economy, worth a remarkable 3,196 trillion Generic Currrency Units a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 165,667 Generic Currrency Units, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,522,232 per year while the poor average 1,870, a ratio of 813 to 1.

A spate of enforced closures has left 'Government FM' as the nation's only radio station, new urban roads are threatening city parks, the government is a law unto itself, and the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest Thing hunting institutions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Someplace1212's national animal is the Thing, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Someplace1212 is ranked 337,123rd in the world and 5,347th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 0.27 average smiles per day.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 282ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,216thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,268thHighest Disposable Incomes: 2,619thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2,700thLargest Insurance Industry: 2,844thFattest Citizens: 3,148thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3,269thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,395thTop
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Most Avoided: 3,614thMost Armed: 5,775thHighest Economic Output: 7,406thMost Scientifically Advanced: 10,190thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 11,141stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 11,244thLargest Mining Sector: 11,291stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12,191stMost Secular: 12,578thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12,912thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 14,998thLargest Retail Industry: 15,152ndTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 17,500thHighest Average Incomes: 19,338thLargest Populations: 19,753rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 20,313thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 20,991stLargest Gambling Industry: 21,734thMost Pro-Market: 29,375th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 18th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 22nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 41st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 44th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 52nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 53rd in the regionMost Avoided: 54th in the regionTop
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Fattest Citizens: 58th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 60th in the regionMost Armed: 80th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 92nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 117th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 122nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 128th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 131st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 136th in the regionLargest Populations: 175th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 185th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 199th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 208th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 231st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 238th in the regionMost Secular: 242nd in the regionTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 281st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 287th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 321st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 396th in the regionLargest Black Market: 460th in the regionMost Patriotic: 486th in the regionMost Extreme: 532nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Someplace1212 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Someplace1212's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Someplace1212 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate and Fattest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Someplace1212, the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest Thing hunting institutions.
  • : Following new legislation in Someplace1212, the government is a law unto itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Someplace1212, new urban roads are threatening city parks.
  • : Following new legislation in Someplace1212, a spate of enforced closures has left 'Government FM' as the nation's only radio station.
  • : Following new legislation in Someplace1212, hammering a nail into a wall is an effective death sentence.
  • : Someplace1212 relocated from Balder to The South Pacific.
  • : Someplace1212 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens.

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