by Max Barry

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 18,852nd
The Star Signs of
Authoritarian Democracy
Defenders of freedom.
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Fair
Political Freedom
Average

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The Guardian Stones

Population1.412 billion

Currencygold
Animaldragon

The Star Signs of The Guardian Stones is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, soft-spoken computers, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, devout population of 1.412 billion Guardian Stonesians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 32.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Guardian Stonesian economy, worth 49.3 trillion golds 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. 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 34,889 golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, students do more community service than homework, and middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Guardian Stones's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Guardian Stones is ranked 64,909th in the world and 547th in Artificial Solar System for Nicest Citizens, with 16.29 average smiles per day.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 18,852nd
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 183rd in the regionTop
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Most Compassionate Citizens: 426th in the regionNicest Citizens: 547th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Guardian Stones's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : The Guardian Stones was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, students do more community service than homework.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile.
  • : The Guardian Stones was reclassified from "Moralistic Democracy" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence'.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance.
  • : Following new legislation in The Guardian Stones, racial supremacists indulge their wildest fantasies in cinemas and theatres across the nation.

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