Spotlight on:
The Rogue Nation of Hamteria |
“Strength Through Hamsters”
Category: Corrupt Dictatorship | ||
Civil Rights: Below Average |
Economy: Very Strong |
Political Freedoms: Rare |
Location: Lands End |
Regional Influence: Squire |
The Rogue Nation of Hamteria is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Fürst Homsor von Schrecken with an iron fist, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.629 billion Hamterians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.
The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hamteria Stadt. The average income tax rate is 74.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The very strong Hamterian economy, worth 269 trillion Hamsters a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 74,288 Hamsters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
The studies of art and philosophy are banned, when people ask what the difference is between politicians and lawyers they are referred to document c15(iv) section 14.1 subsection 3.2 of the Jan 2015 political category definition guidance codes, this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year, and community centers have arisen from the ashes of demolished houses of worship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hamteria's national animal is the Hamster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kraft der Vorratshaltung.
Hamteria is ranked 170,407th in the world and 116th in Lands End for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 138.43 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements and Most Influential and the Top 10% for Most Patriotic and Most Beautiful Environments.
- : Hamteria was endorsed by The People's Republic of Skoy.
- : Hamteria was endorsed by The Theocracy of Glossapolis.
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare and Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates.
- : Hamteria was endorsed by The Syoi Federation of Thauto States.
- : Hamteria was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Hamteria's influence in Lands End rose from "Page" to "Squire".
World Assembly
Endorsements Received: 30 » Ruwan Islands, Terra Argo, Deims Kir, Papalania, Pantsville, Bonnie Blue Republic, Ofrus, Biggonian Megaist Empire, Nordhpadhan, Antarctican Immagrants, Dolplandia, Cassinia, Buchbach, Kirmizinia, Claysville, Murskat, Akita-saki, Peacockastan, South-Central Rhodesia, Sovende, Hansa Federation, Ansoku, Jaredistan, Troposia, Micalandia, Neo URSS, New Tussia, Thauto States, Glossapolis, and Skoy.