Spotlight on:
The Lovely and Joyous State of Snipland |
“snipland!!!!!”
Category: Psychotic Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: All-Consuming |
Political Freedoms: Outlawed |
Location: The North Pacific |
Regional Influence: Page |
The Lovely and Joyous State of Snipland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Great Leader Snippet with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, vat-grown people, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.679 billion Sniplandians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Snipcoard. The average income tax rate is 88.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The all-consuming Sniplandian economy, worth 387 trillion Snips a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 144,656 Snips, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat", the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, and UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Snipland's national animal is the Snipets, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is snipism.
Snipland is ranked 190,346th in the world and 4,108th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -1.41 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Snipland was endorsed by The Empire of Comfed.
- : Snipland was endorsed by The Community of Hikki.
- : Snipland endorsed The Money of Stal Valley.
- : Snipland was endorsed by The Money of Stal Valley.
- : Following new legislation in Snipland, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news.
- : Following new legislation in Snipland, naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure.
- : Following new legislation in Snipland, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli.
- : Following new legislation in Snipland, diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat".
- : Following new legislation in Snipland, the word 'elite' appears as a synonym for various insults in the Sniplandian Colonial Thesaurus.
- : Snipland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential and Most World Assembly Endorsements, the Top 5% for Most Patriotic, and the Top 10% for Highest Average Incomes and Largest Black Market.
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 225 » Bankowiata, Laforeia, Corfad, Kwaj, Koda-Land, Former English Colony, Territorio di Nessuno, Omnistria, TheLandOfFunFunFun, Adziolandia, The Confederate States of America, David Davidson, Austro-Bavarian States, Shibutani, The Bikini Bottom Republic, Mesvice, Nouvel Empire, Filibustra, New Selkirk, Radicaster, Wolffoxia, PlanetMercury, Ethnon, Malta Comino Gozo, Pallaith, Kandorith, Seenvorland, A Salmon Named Harold, Transitional Global Authority, The Peoples Republic of Kyle, Technocratic-european Countries, Walter Jackson, Siwale, Zerentopia, Aguaria Major, Misdainana, Chukstik Illahi, Dicko, PotatoFarmers, Xiang Dynasty, Old Emporia, Soviet Terran, Phoronu, New Xyroxes, Oceania-America, Unsophisticate, The Rhein States, Gorundu, Lemonbiscuits, Oannia, and 175 others.KAP03land, Amdupe, Arch Dornan, Azzarel, Arucaria, Wilkshire, Necromonia, Inspiratus, Randoes, Varisland, Esperonia, Andstions, Vexilia, Neopie, Horrorlandian State, Frontia, Federation of Vanguard, Greater Portugaliza, The Windmilluminati, Esteneng, AmManies, Karazan, Jinwoy, Gendirt, Confederacy of North America, Etanur, Dacian Freelands, Fran Advar, Loutsland, Fratanica, Dreadton, Aurasreich, Elomania, Great Bights Mum, Love Shack, Everything Decided at Random, Mk Steele, Salish-Cascadia, Free State Of Wrangler Island, Laxoimia, Intelbrazia, Perikuresu, Jeltronian WA Mission, North Jus Intius, Eggplant Island, Felpolandia, Sanctum Teriaris, Mystiquelle, Scres Gidgerland, Spartoi, Pradovnia, Singamadri, Hentaigraado, Tenana, Rinadia, South Baba, Southern Moosetopia, New Lakemba, Renemaran, Cobolica, Regallio, Khoik, Bharathvarsh, Laurendon, Radored Welandion, Frokolia, Rainengrad, Darkanistan, Joevala, Nationeer, IHateRights, Russila, Homo Sapiens Deuss, Pannonika, Cinnibar, Panama Coalition, TamilPesum, Tehmistan, Eurochina, Yukti, Maiora Cacumina, Aeolist, Rex Republic, United States of Medford, Sil Dorsett, Solmetria, Chipoli, Frances Francis the First of France, Marlducro, Advancia-Sizzletown, Catalis, Neo Cheese Empire, Batatoland Empire, North Bratislava, South Parter, Kranostav, Wineclaw, Atrito, Vilaforta, Deliber, Unimaginable Doom, Unshleepd, Simone Republic, New Atlantico, New-Ferytland, The Secret Society of Zimbabwae2, Pinky Queen, Ham Federation, Petronellania, Workers Republic of Prestes Order, Ovekisu, Great Ignesia, Bedsonya, Notyoutopia, Castle In Confidence, TyGerria, Tugupaw, Inclement Space, New Cordyceps, Bodhisva, Ishtimbine, CyberEgypt, Racoda, Jenha, Alogiada, Sindoesia, Bardopia, Eurocom, Aerilia, Zandos, Republiqueducroissant, Hyphen, Votak Matim, Armonker, United Orange Valley States, Bagojo, Illusia and Neverendia, Zelenaya Dolina, Furballland, Xagill, Verderiesdre, Greater Manila, Luminerra, Neptunian Military Administration, McMasterdonia, Norwegian FOREST Cat, Arostica, Germanic Cat, Valiacorkit, Lugarvatn, Barxa, Kainin, Ereena, Pribaltic Union, Valentine Z, Ayuzhhhhh, Halsoni, United Kahndaq, Texaska, Altivia, Aoncarpa, Francois Isidore, The New Oceanic States, Eralan, Yaorozu, Ubeland, Suvarnavarta, Dillimore, Davidianian, PwRepublic, Picairn, Tragesch Firwat, Stal Valley, Hikki, and Comfed.