by Max Barry

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Nudest: 2ndHighest Drug Use: 2ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th
The Eternal Misfortune of
Anarchy Post-Revolution Embryonic Society
Stop Reading My Motto!
Influence
Truckler
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Imploded
Political Freedom
Corrupted

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Pencil Sharpeners

Population19.883 billion

CapitalPencilpolis
LeaderLeader

CurrencyPencil Shaving
AnimalPencil

The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 19.883 billion Pencil Sharpeners live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals keep a keen eye out for any attempt to organize such a thing, and ruthlessly crush it. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pencilpolis. Income tax is unheard of.

The imploded Pencil Sharpener economy, worth 111 billion Pencil Shavings a year, defies classification, with the entire state effectively one black market. Average income is 5 Pencil Shavings, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 38 per year while the poor average 0.3, a ratio of 129 to 1.

The streets are ravaged by murder and violence to prove political points, weather reports simply advise Pencil Sharpeners to 'look outside', the "right of sanctuary" stops police pursuit into temples and churches, and the government prefers to leave the past buried. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pencil Sharpeners's national animal is the Pencil, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Pencil Sharpeners is ranked 307,525th in the world and 67th in Nudist Dreamland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 0.96 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Nudest: 2ndHighest Drug Use: 2ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6thHighest Crime Rates: 11thMost Armed: 13thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 23rdMost Rebellious Youth: 32ndRudest Citizens: 33rdMost Avoided: 36thMost Ignorant Citizens: 47thFattest Citizens: 59thMost Primitive: 104thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 553rdMost Politically Free: 1,256thMost Devout: 1,702ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,939thMost Pro-Market: 2,188thTop
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Most Inclusive: 3,092ndMost Corrupt Governments: 4,050thMost Extreme: 4,326thTop
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Largest Populations: 16,598thMost Influential: 18,095thMost Stationary: 22,449thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 25,291st
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Rudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionMost Politically Free: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 4th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 4th in the regionMost Inclusive: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, the government prefers to leave the past buried.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, the "right of sanctuary" stops police pursuit into temples and churches.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, weather reports simply advise Pencil Sharpeners to 'look outside'.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, the streets are ravaged by murder and violence to prove political points.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, the people have taken "Hail Leader" as an invitation to lob rocks.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, most people suffer from some form of hearing loss.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, a sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate.
  • : Pencil Sharpeners lodged a message on the Nudist Dreamland Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners, it is a silent spring in Pencil Sharpeners.

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