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The Dictatorial States of Fairmount |
“The future is gained through experience”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Unheard Of |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Commonwealth of Liberty |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Dictatorial States of Fairmount is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Peter with an iron fist, and renowned for its fear of technology, strictly enforced bedtime, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 10.393 billion Fairmountians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illmoor. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 86.0%.
The frighteningly efficient Fairmountian economy, worth a remarkable 1,585 trillion Lors a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 152,592 Lors, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 445,784 per year while the poor average 41,248, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.
Small children are frequently chased by rehabilitated pitbulls, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, no animal is considered endangered if there's another that looks kind of like it, and motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fairmount's national animal is the Black Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.
Fairmount is ranked 270,137th in the world and 377th in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Stationary, with 11.0049929568 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Fairmount was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens and the Top 10% for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
- : Fairmount was admitted to the World Assembly.
- : Fairmount applied to join the World Assembly.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, no animal is considered endangered if there's another that looks kind of like it.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, small children are frequently chased by rehabilitated pitbulls.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, stoogery and pratfalls are about as scathingly clever as Fairmountian humor gets.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods.
- : Following new legislation in Fairmount, light entertainment isn't dead.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: None.