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Most Influential: 3,789thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 14,543rdMost Devout: 14,613th
The Armed Snake Holy State of
Democratic Socialists
The snakes will rule the world!
Holy Salami Pope Bunker snake
Influence
Apprentice
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Very Strong
Political Freedom
Few

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Waste land zero

Population8.603 billion

CapitalFort Safe Haven
LeaderHoly Salami Pope Bunker snake
FaithSalamiism

CurrencySalami Coin
AnimalIrradiated snake 🐍

The Armed Snake Holy State of Waste land zero is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Holy Salami Pope Bunker snake with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.603 billion Snakes are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Safe Haven. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Waste land zeroan economy, worth 615 trillion Salami Coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,549 Salami Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes, foreign musicians that Holy Salami Pope Bunker snake dislikes are turned away at the border, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, and burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Waste land zero's national animal is the Irradiated snake 🐍, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Salamiism.

Waste land zero is ranked 57,938th in the world and 80th in The Free Nations Region for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,120.96 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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Most Influential: 3,789thTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 14,543rdMost Devout: 14,613thMost Cheerful Citizens: 14,751stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 22,755thHealthiest Citizens: 26,773rd
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 15th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms.
  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed.
  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, foreign musicians that Holy Salami Pope Bunker snake dislikes are turned away at the border.
  • : Waste land zero was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, rich people sell their mansions to pay for endless rows of mobile homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster.
  • : Following new legislation in Waste land zero, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes.
  • : Waste land zero was reclassified from "Corrupt Dictatorship" to "Democratic Socialists".
  • : Waste land zero was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
  • : Waste land zero resigned from the World Assembly.

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