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Most Ignorant Citizens: 84thMost Devout: 99thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 133rd
The Holy Empire of
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl agl fhtagn
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Sons of Shub-Niggurath

Population11.544 billion

CurrencyTsathoggua
AnimalCthulhu

The Holy Empire of Sons of Shub-Niggurath is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, compulsory military service, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.544 billion Sons of Shub-Niggurathians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Sons of Shub-Niggurathian economy, worth a remarkable 4,810 trillion Tsathogguas 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, 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 amazing 416,699 Tsathogguas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, blind dates tend to result in bruised shins, and Sons of Shub-Niggurathians have replaced bears in a popular idiom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Sons of Shub-Niggurath's national animal is the Cthulhu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sons of Shub-Niggurath is ranked 13,003rd in the world and 177th in the Pacific for Most Stationary, with 1,937.39884339728 days.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 84thMost Devout: 99thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 133rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 156thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 224thMost Corrupt Governments: 264thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 329thMost Primitive: 357thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 466thFattest Citizens: 485thLargest Black Market: 574thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 581stLargest Mining Sector: 724thMost Avoided: 766thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 805thMost Subsidized Industry: 882ndHighest Average Incomes: 941stMost Armed: 999thLargest Retail Industry: 1,129thMost Patriotic: 1,331stLargest Governments: 2,061stMost Efficient Economies: 2,252ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,761stHighest Poor Incomes: 2,863rdTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,515thHighest Economic Output: 3,539thLowest Crime Rates: 3,753rdRudest Citizens: 6,449thNudest: 7,798thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 12,934thMost Stationary: 13,003rdMost Authoritarian: 13,607thMost Influential: 14,670thTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 17,815thMost Conservative: 18,903rd
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7th in the regionMost Primitive: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9th in the regionFattest Citizens: 9th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 10th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 11th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 12th in the regionMost Avoided: 13th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 17th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 20th in the regionMost Armed: 20th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 21st in the regionLargest Black Market: 21st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 32nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 37th in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 49th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 58th in the regionLargest Governments: 61st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 63rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 67th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 82nd in the regionNudest: 88th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 105th in the regionRudest Citizens: 114th in the regionMost Stationary: 177th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 230th in the regionTop
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Largest Populations: 271st in the regionMost Influential: 281st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 304th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 305th in the regionMost Conservative: 414th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, Sons of Shub-Niggurathians have replaced bears in a popular idiom.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, blind dates tend to result in bruised shins.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, bruised children are made to thank their bullies for the valuable life lessons.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, public incontinence is a growing problem amongst the nation's women.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, nephews and nieces of the monarch resort to begging from relatives in palace halls.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship.
  • : Following new legislation in Sons of Shub-Niggurath, children have lost interest in toy guns in favor of toy meth lab kits.

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