Population | 6.166 billion |
Currency | Nation States Dollar |
Animal | Bullshark |
The Queendom of Ysterfontein is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 6.166 billion Ysterfonteinians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Spirituality, with Defense and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.
The strong Ysterfonteinian economy, worth 339 trillion Nation States Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 55,024 Nation States Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 356,700 per year while the poor average 3,394, a ratio of 105 to 1.
Toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ysterfontein's national animal is the Bullshark.
Ysterfontein is ranked 32,547th in the world and 1,208th in Osiris for Most Primitive, scoring 68.63 on the Scary Big Number Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Crime Rates and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
- : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
- : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Ysterfontein was refounded in Osiris.
- : Ysterfontein ceased to exist in Northern Ocean.