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Most Primitive: 3,106thMost Authoritarian: 4,756thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,925th
The Holy Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship
All Things Through Town Who Strengthens Me
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Fragile
Political Freedom
Outlawed

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Christ Town

Population36 million

CurrencyChristBux
AnimalLamb

The Holy Empire of Christ Town is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 36 million Christ Townians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Christ Townian economy, worth 822 billion ChristBuxes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 22,857 ChristBuxes , and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The right to a fair trial was recently abolished for reasons of convenience, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income, murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking, and the nation's apology for those it has executed in the last year has come a little late for some. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Christ Town's national animal is the Lamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Christ Town is ranked 283,616th in the world and 32nd in The Anduavas for Most Secular, with 9.25 Atheism Rate.

Top
1%
Most Primitive: 3,106thTop
5%
Most Authoritarian: 4,756thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,925thMost Income Equality: 13,400thTop
10%
Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 24,015thMost Conservative: 26,734thMost Devout: 28,465thMost Extreme: 28,809th
Top
5%
Most Authoritarian: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionTop
10%
Most Extreme: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Income Equality: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Christ Town was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive.
  • : Christ Town's influence in The Anduavas rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Following new legislation in Christ Town, the nation's apology for those it has executed in the last year has come a little late for some.
  • : Following new legislation in Christ Town, murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking.
  • : Following new legislation in Christ Town, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income.
  • : Following new legislation in Christ Town, the right to a fair trial was recently abolished for reasons of convenience.
  • : Following new legislation in Christ Town, it's usual for grandparents to stay in the family home with their descendants but younger children are often frightened of them.
  • : Christ Town's influence in The Anduavas rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Christ Town's influence in The Anduavas rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
  • : Christ Town's influence in The Anduavas rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".

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