Spotlight on:
The Disputed Territories of Ump199 |
“This Space Intentionally Left Blank”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Some |
Economy: Frightening |
Political Freedoms: Few |
Location: Osiris |
Regional Influence: Sprat |
The Disputed Territories of Ump199 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.661 billion Ump199ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 56.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Ump199ian economy, worth 816 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 175,211 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.
The government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains, town welcome signs list corporate sponsors, interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", and religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump199's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Ump199 is ranked 111,030th in the world and 1,376th in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 355.7205015054 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ump199 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories".
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, town welcome signs list corporate sponsors.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, the government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, Leader's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, Ump199 City's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight.
- : Following new legislation in Ump199, Jennifer Government is banned.