Spotlight on:
The National Treasure of Nachtwacht |
“Je Maintiendrai la République”
Category: Father Knows Best State | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: Nederland |
Regional Influence: Vassal |
The National Treasure of Nachtwacht is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Rembrandt van Rijn with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 37.825 billion Nachtwachtians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amsterdam. The average income tax rate is 46.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Nachtwachtian economy, worth a remarkable 8,754 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 231,459 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.
Trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, politicians have seen a significant reduction in followers on their social media accounts, edgy teens know that illegal discos are where the cool cats hang, and oddly patriotic flash mobs spontaneously sing the national anthem. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Nachtwacht's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.
Nachtwacht is ranked 233,555th in the world and 170th in Nederland for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -6.16 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Nachtwacht was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
- : Nachtwacht was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output, Largest Black Market, and Most Stationary and the Top 5% for Most Scientifically Advanced and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Nachtwacht was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Nachtwacht was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, oddly patriotic flash mobs spontaneously sing the national anthem.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, edgy teens know that illegal discos are where the cool cats hang.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, politicians have seen a significant reduction in followers on their social media accounts.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, sleeping on the job is recommended.
- : Following new legislation in Nachtwacht, former arsonists can be found on local fire brigades.