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Rudest Citizens: 636thLargest Insurance Industry: 826thHighest Disposable Incomes: 876th
The Republic of
Capitalist Paradise Corporate Slave State
Wir verdienen, wir zerstören
Winston Smith
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Region
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Gart Priess

Population8.773 billion

CapitalDartoka
LeaderWinston Smith
FaithHoodoism

CurrencyTanka
AnimalLeopard

The Republic of Gart Priess is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Winston Smith with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, rampant corporate plagiarism, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 8.773 billion Priesses are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dartoka. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Priessian economy, worth a remarkable 2,448 trillion Tankas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 279,043 Tankas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,035,193 per year while the poor average 52,908, a ratio of 19.6 to 1.

Every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, and consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gart Priess's national animal is the Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hoodoism.

Gart Priess is ranked 22,099th in the world and 1,408th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 87.63 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Rudest Citizens: 636thLargest Insurance Industry: 826thHighest Disposable Incomes: 876thLargest Retail Industry: 1,177thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,028thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,069thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,077thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,348thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,668thMost Cultured: 2,864thSmartest Citizens: 2,978thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3,544thHighest Average Incomes: 3,671stMost Developed: 4,045thMost Efficient Economies: 4,914thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5,582ndMost Corrupt Governments: 5,984thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,863rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,912thHighest Economic Output: 9,389thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 9,479thHighest Food Quality: 9,764thLargest Governments: 11,245thMost Patriotic: 11,470thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 12,335thMost Secular: 14,703rdTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 17,272ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 19,184thMost Armed: 20,724thLargest Black Market: 21,673rdLowest Crime Rates: 22,099thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 23,815thHealthiest Citizens: 26,603rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 27,930thMost Subsidized Industry: 28,016thMost Advanced Public Education: 28,444th
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Rudest Citizens: 22nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 38th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 48th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 54th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 62nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 67th in the regionMost Cultured: 99th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 102nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 126th in the regionTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 134th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 137th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 144th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 145th in the regionMost Developed: 151st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 168th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 294th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 405th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 500th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 512th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 518th in the regionLargest Governments: 597th in the regionTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 639th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 667th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 728th in the regionMost Secular: 835th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 845th in the regionMost Patriotic: 846th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1,051st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1,126th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,169th in the regionMost Armed: 1,190th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, kids who move from attending a public school in the city to the country often struggle in goat milking class.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, GP-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, Winston Smith's reputation is hard as nails.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, for the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, the nation's politicians are acknowledged as the most polite in the region to the dismay of comedians everywhere.
  • : Following new legislation in Gart Priess, college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade.

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