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Most Authoritarian: 6,348thMost Conservative: 9,573rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 14,946th
The Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship
My Beliefs Have Been Incinerated By This Nation
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Reasonable
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Why We Work

Population2.966 billion

CapitalMichael City
LeaderMichael G Smith
FaithSmithism

Currencymark
AnimalPanther

The Empire of Why We Work is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Michael G Smith with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.966 billion Why We Workians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Michael City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.7%.

The large but inefficient Why We Workian economy, worth 161 trillion marks 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 a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. 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 54,301 marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Abattoirs are struggling with the directive to 'wait until the animal dies of a ripe old age', little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Why We Workian Navy, and small shoes often wash up on the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Why We Work's national animal is the Panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Smithism.

Why We Work is ranked 170,023rd in the world and 29th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,044.25 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Most Authoritarian: 6,348thMost Conservative: 9,573rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 14,946thTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 28,925thMost Extreme: 32,622ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 33,891stMost Advanced Public Transport: 34,359th
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Most Extreme: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Conservative: 3rd in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 7th in the region

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