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The Eternal Misfortune of
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Outlawed
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Rare

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Askatopia

Population22.44 billion

CapitalThe Unyielding Cesspit Of Filth
LeaderThe Executioner
FaithVioletism

CurrencyNuclear Bomb
AnimalSlug

The Eternal Misfortune of Askatopia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Executioner with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, strictly enforced bedtime, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.44 billion Disposables are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration are also considered important, while Education and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Unyielding Cesspit Of Filth. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Disposable economy, worth an astonishing 14,818 trillion Nuclear Bombs 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, highly specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. 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 a breathtaking 660,354 Nuclear Bombs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dictionary sales have hit an all-time high, most academic research has ground to a halt, the government is a law unto itself, and city-dwellers are forcibly moved to farming communes in the countryside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Askatopia's national animal is the Slug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violetism.

Askatopia is ranked 112th in the world and 3rd in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Fattest Citizens, with 98.56 Obesity Rate.

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Most Primitive: 1stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1stLargest Mining Sector: 1stMost Devout: 2ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 3rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4thMost Patriotic: 21stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21stMost Corrupt Governments: 21stHighest Poor Incomes: 40thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 57thLowest Crime Rates: 74thLargest Black Market: 79thFattest Citizens: 112thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 129thHighest Average Incomes: 148thMost Avoided: 208thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 268thHighest Economic Output: 360thLargest Governments: 400thMost Cultured: 743rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 797thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,240thMost Efficient Economies: 2,560thRudest Citizens: 2,646thTop
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Most Conservative: 3,267thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,493rdNudest: 4,839thMost Authoritarian: 5,997thMost Income Equality: 11,762ndMost Subsidized Industry: 12,485thLargest Populations: 14,052nd
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Most Primitive: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionTop
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Nudest: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, city-dwellers are forcibly moved to farming communes in the countryside.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, the government is a law unto itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, most academic research has ground to a halt.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, dictionary sales have hit an all-time high.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, the government-run newspapers insist that everything is fine.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, military spending recently hit a new high.
  • : Askatopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors and Rudest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, heroes long thought dead are promptly killed upon their return.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, it takes all playtime for children to locate their friends among two hundred identical heads.
  • : Following new legislation in Askatopia, the recently liberated free press cautiously uses compliment sandwiches to cushion its criticisms of The Executioner.

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