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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1,966thFattest Citizens: 2,859thLargest Retail Industry: 3,650th
The New Order of
Corporate Police State
Sorry, Gamers Only
Henrik Himmel
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Schirantopia

Population3.296 billion

CapitalBurgundy
LeaderHenrik Himmel

CurrencyGolden Bullet
Animalshark

The New Order of Schirantopia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Henrik Himmel with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.296 billion Schirantopians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burgundy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Schirantopian economy, worth 553 trillion Golden Bullets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 167,916 Golden Bullets, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Schoolboys trained in chivalry are encouraged to duel other boys for a maiden's hand, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, it is illegal for a parent to tell a child to stop eating their boogers, and entire provinces are populated solely by nuclear missile technicians and military police. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schirantopia's national animal is the shark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Schirantopia is ranked 11,639th in the world and 279th in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 377.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1,966thFattest Citizens: 2,859thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 3,650thHighest Disposable Incomes: 4,003rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,270thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 6,025thLargest Insurance Industry: 6,663rdMost Cultured: 7,927thMost Patriotic: 8,807thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,138thMost Scientifically Advanced: 11,639thMost Influential: 11,751stLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,082ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,321stLargest Gambling Industry: 13,890thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 13,910thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 15,229thHighest Average Incomes: 16,764thLargest Black Market: 20,030thMost Armed: 20,096thMost Conservative: 21,825thMost Rebellious Youth: 22,830thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,145thMost Efficient Economies: 25,882nd
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 49th in the regionTop
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Fattest Citizens: 78th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 97th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 105th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 125th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 158th in the regionMost Cultured: 187th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 228th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 235th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 270th in the regionMost Influential: 278th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 279th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 290th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 295th in the regionMost Patriotic: 303rd in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 412th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 418th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 436th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 461st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 463rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 472nd in the regionMost Armed: 483rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 579th in the regionMost Conservative: 649th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 687th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 688th in the regionMost Extreme: 691st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Schirantopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Schirantopia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Schirantopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens and the Top 10% for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, entire provinces are populated solely by nuclear missile technicians and military police.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, it is illegal for a parent to tell a child to stop eating their boogers.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, schoolboys trained in chivalry are encouraged to duel other boys for a maiden's hand.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, there's more vermin than ever on the metro.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, it turns out that money can buy you happiness.
  • : Following new legislation in Schirantopia, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach.

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