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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 38thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,442ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,042nd
The Legend of
Moralistic Democracy Narrow-Minded Backwoodsy Bigots
Baa
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Sheepy Hollow

Population8.641 billion

LeaderThe Sage
FaithAncestor Worship

CurrencyWool
AnimalGhost Shepherd

The Legend of Sheepy Hollow is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Sage with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, avowedly heterosexual populace, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.641 billion Sheeples 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sheepy Hollowian economy, worth 793 trillion Wools 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, extremely specialized black market in Trout Farming and Soda Sales. 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 91,807 Wools, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is trying to clean up all the rubbish that has washed up on the shores of Bigtopia and Marche Noire, politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, army doctors who come under attack defend themselves by using stethoscopes like nunchaku, and the fishing lobby has stemmed the tide of environmental regulations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sheepy Hollow's national animal is the Ghost Shepherd, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ancestor Worship.

Sheepy Hollow is ranked 275,824th in the world and 75th in Caer Sidi for Safest, scoring 6.45 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 38thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,442ndTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 4,042ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 7,776thLargest Black Market: 9,464thNudest: 9,471stTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 14,662ndMost Advanced Public Education: 16,966thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17,250thMost Patriotic: 21,101stMost Corrupt Governments: 21,526thLargest Welfare Programs: 28,137thMost Subsidized Industry: 28,488th
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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 3rd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionNudest: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionMost Conservative: 6th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 7th in the region

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