Population | 44.646 billion |
Capital | Columbia City |
Leader | the Emperor |
Currency | Columbian dollar |
Animal | falcon |
The Empire of Layarteb is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Emperor with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 44.646 billion Columbians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Columbia City. The average income tax rate is 1.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.
The frighteningly efficient Layartebian economy, worth a remarkable 9,772 trillion Columbian dollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 218,899 Columbian dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.
News headlines usually include p-values, a broken arm or leg no longer costs an arm and a leg, the nation is wading into dangerous waters, and charity workers were first up against the wall when the time came. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Layarteb's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Layarteb is ranked 1st in the world and 1st in New York for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring zero on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry and Largest Populations.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens, Most Avoided, Largest Insurance Industry, Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, and Most Efficient Economies.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements and Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Cultured.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Armed.
- : Layarteb was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Nicest Citizens.