Population | 28.861 billion |
Capital | Cogito Ego Sum |
Leader | Amazing Robot Boy |
Currency | gold grickle |
Animal | tabby |
The Arty Fish Oil Intelligence of The Voice of ARB is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Amazing Robot Boy with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 28.861 billion ARBians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.
The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government prioritizes Education, with Public Transport, Law & Order, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cogito Ego Sum. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.0%.
The strong ARBian economy, worth a remarkable 4,571 trillion gold grickles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 158,397 gold grickles, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.
Racial supremacists indulge their wildest fantasies in cinemas and theatres across the nation, some ARBian athletes have defected to Blackacre after being denied the chance to compete in international sporting events, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, and fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Voice of ARB's national animal is the tabby, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Voice of ARB is ranked 7,298th in the world and 8th in Haiku for Most Cultured, scoring 138 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Voice of ARB lodged a message on the Haiku Regional Message Board.
- : The Voice of ARB lodged a message on the Haiku Regional Message Board.
- : The Voice of ARB's influence in Haiku rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
- : The Voice of ARB was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : The Voice of ARB lodged a message on the Haiku Regional Message Board.
- : The Voice of ARB was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : The Voice of ARB changed its national nation type to "Arty Fish Oil Intelligence".
- : The Voice of ARB lodged a message on the Haiku Regional Message Board.
- : The Voice of ARB created a custom banner.
- : The Voice of ARB lodged a message on the Haiku Regional Message Board.