Spotlight on:
The Drought of Barren grounds |
“Wastelands”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Few |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Lazarus |
Regional Influence: Hatchling |
The Drought of Barren grounds is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 30.941 billion Barren groundsians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Barren groundsian economy, worth a remarkable 4,095 trillion earths a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 132,350 earths, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.
The arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors, parents must decide between buying food and taking their children to the park, and criminals tell the police where their jurisdiction ends. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Barren grounds's national animal is the cyanobacteria, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Starvation.
Barren grounds is ranked 234,059th in the world and 7,293rd in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 23.21999902808 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Barren grounds was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Barren grounds's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Barren grounds's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Barren grounds was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Barren grounds ceased to exist in Lazarus.
- : Barren grounds was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Barren grounds was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
- : Barren grounds was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
- : Barren grounds was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
- : Barren grounds's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".