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The Commonwealth of Hyperseptentrionalis |
“Equus horribilis”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Rare |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: the West Pacific |
Regional Influence: Shoeshiner |
The Commonwealth of Hyperseptentrionalis is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, public floggings, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 13.188 billion Hyperseptentrionalisians 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, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Hyperseptentrionalisian economy, worth a remarkable 7,401 trillion Holy Cows a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 561,234 Holy Cows, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,464,764 per year while the poor average 80,353, a ratio of 30.7 to 1.
The studies of art and philosophy are banned, it is technically inaccurate to call the dead 'worm food', diplomacy falls apart when diplomats drink too much, and record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hyperseptentrionalis's national animal is the God, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Hyperseptentrionalis is ranked 373rd in the world and 5th in the West Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 11,556 trillion Standard Monetary Units.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, diplomacy falls apart when diplomats drink too much.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, it is technically inaccurate to call the dead 'worm food'.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, the studies of art and philosophy are banned.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, people forget to eat because they are too busy singing Leader's praises.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, organ donation is compulsory.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, Hyperseptentrionalisians are free from pain - but the side effects include loss of individual thought and freedom.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, billions of Holy Cows are being blown on orbital weapons development.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader.
- : Following new legislation in Hyperseptentrionalis, overhead luggage compartments on planes sometimes conceal diminutive intelligence officers.