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Highest Disposable Incomes: 609thLargest Insurance Industry: 656thMost Avoided: 1,008th
The Paranoid and Crazy of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
Whats in it for me?
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Blasted Craigs

Population24.199 billion

CapitalMegaplexia
LeaderChairman Yoric
FaithThe Forgotten

CurrencyKnark
AnimalBlasted Rodent

The Paranoid and Crazy of Blasted Craigs is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Chairman Yoric with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, otherworldly petting zoo, and remarkably easy parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 24.199 billion Blasted Craigsians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Industry and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Megaplexia. The average income tax rate is 1.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blasted Craigsian economy, worth a remarkable 7,616 trillion Knarks 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. 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 an amazing 314,745 Knarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, royal mothers accustomed to baby-talk assure the troops "we gweatly wespect your service; yes, we do", bilingual Blasted Craigsians are viewed with suspicion, and anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Blasted Craigs's national animal is the Blasted Rodent, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Forgotten.

Blasted Craigs is ranked 1,970th in the world and 131st in Lazarus for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 21,908.4 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.

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Highest Disposable Incomes: 609thLargest Insurance Industry: 656thMost Avoided: 1,008thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,123rdLargest Gambling Industry: 1,213thLargest Mining Sector: 1,227thMost Armed: 1,509thFattest Citizens: 1,513thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,534thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,555thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,571stHighest Economic Output: 1,649thMost Secular: 1,717thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,760thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,970thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,056thHighest Average Incomes: 2,516thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,721stLargest Retail Industry: 3,004thTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 3,809thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,899thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,181stLargest Black Market: 4,510thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 4,849thNudest: 6,164thMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,903rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 7,363rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,418thMost Patriotic: 7,775thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,745thLargest Populations: 11,532ndMost Efficient Economies: 11,823rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,950thLargest Governments: 13,781stTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 15,927thMost Authoritarian: 22,624th
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Highest Disposable Incomes: 29th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 39th in the regionMost Avoided: 47th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 49th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 61st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 73rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 75th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 75th in the regionMost Armed: 75th in the regionFattest Citizens: 76th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 87th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 91st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 95th in the regionMost Secular: 98th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 110th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 129th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 131st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 140th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 143rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 178th in the regionNudest: 291st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 294th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 329th in the regionLargest Black Market: 330th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 336th in the regionLargest Populations: 355th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 373rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 382nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 389th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 432nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 490th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 529th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 557th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 569th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 754th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1,079th in the regionRudest Citizens: 1,158th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst.
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, bilingual Blasted Craigsians are viewed with suspicion.
  • : Blasted Craigs was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Blasted Craigs was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, royal mothers accustomed to baby-talk assure the troops "we gweatly wespect your service; yes, we do".
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days.
  • : Blasted Craigs was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, Big Belly is watching you.
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, trade ministers have to consult a fifty-page "sanctions spreadsheet" to determine which countries they are allowed to do business with.
  • : Following new legislation in Blasted Craigs, the best spies are positively radiant after completing a big mission.

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