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The Dawn of The Dark Mother |
“Clear-sighted in Darkness.”
| Category: Authoritarian Democracy | ||
| Civil Rights: Outlawed |
Economy: Imploded |
Political Freedoms: Few |
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Location: The Featured Region Followers |
Regional Influence: Contender |
The Dawn of The Dark Mother is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Fiona Knoblach with an even hand, and notable for its lack of airports, anti-smoking policies, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 29.853 billion Dark Motherians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.
The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Spirituality, with Environment and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Healthcare and Industry aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hive. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.5%.
The large but stagnant Dark Motherian economy, worth 179 trillion voids a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 6,012 voids, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 20,732 per year while the poor average 1,276, a ratio of 16.2 to 1.
Would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, people feel the most alone when among peers, and every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Dark Mother's national animal is the red herring, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Dura Mater.
The Dark Mother is ranked 816th in the world and 1st in The Featured Region Followers for Most Primitive, scoring 281.91 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
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The Dark Mother was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Beautiful Environments, and Most Primitive, the Top 5% for Nicest Citizens, and the Top 10% for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, every new building project has to undergo a five-year environmental impact study before it can go ahead.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, people feel the most alone when among peers.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here".
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, the treehouse in Red Herring Park is the tallest building in The Dark Mother.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program.
- : Following new legislation in The Dark Mother, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma.
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