Spotlight on:
The Abominable Treekillers of Republic of Ravens |
“Fair is foul and foul is fair”
Category: Iron Fist Consumerists | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Forest |
Regional Influence: Minnow |
The Abominable Treekillers of Republic of Ravens is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by General Crowbar with an iron fist, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.881 billion Ravens 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 is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Education aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scheißstadt. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Republic of Ravensian economy, worth a remarkable 2,228 trillion Crowpennies a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 250,875 Crowpennies, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,062,250 per year while the poor average 38,276, a ratio of 27.8 to 1.
It is common to still see adults with training wheels on their bikes, rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, and government statistics suggest 115% of the population love General Crowbar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Republic of Ravens's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Ravenism.
Republic of Ravens is ranked 153,699th in the world and 220th in Forest for Most Stationary, with 148.23339124168 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Republic of Ravens's influence in Forest rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, government statistics suggest 115% of the population love General Crowbar.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, rag-wearing teachers are often mistaken for homeless people.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, it is common to still see adults with training wheels on their bikes.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, bus shelters seem to be designed to let rain in.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop.
- : Following new legislation in Republic of Ravens, people choose marriage partners by buying a lottery ticket.