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Largest Retail Industry: 67thFattest Citizens: 104thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 111th
The Strex Corp Subsidiary of
Corporate Police State Halliburton
Freedom costs money
Smiling God
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Restorza

Population14.729 billion

CapitalDesert Bluffs
LeaderSmiling God
FaithStrex Corp

CurrencySchmeckle
AnimalDuck

The Strex Corp Subsidiary of Restorza is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Smiling God with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, anti-smoking policies, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.729 billion Restorzans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desert Bluffs. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Restorzan economy, worth a remarkable 6,697 trillion Schmeckles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 454,707 Schmeckles, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,673,106 per year while the poor average 36,044, a ratio of 74.2 to 1.

This year's hottest seller is plenary indulgence, parents must decide between buying food and taking their children to the park, major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings, and mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Restorza's national animal is the Duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Strex Corp.

Restorza is ranked 290,891st in the world and 7,004th in the Rejected Realms for Most Beautiful Environments, with 0.72 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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Largest Retail Industry: 67thFattest Citizens: 104thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 111thMost Avoided: 116thLargest Gambling Industry: 141stHighest Disposable Incomes: 164thMost Corrupt Governments: 167thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 238thMost Armed: 295thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 299thLargest Insurance Industry: 323rdMost Devout: 326thRudest Citizens: 348thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 362ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 470thMost Efficient Economies: 494thMost Valuable International Artwork: 510thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 641stMost Ignorant Citizens: 647thHighest Average Incomes: 684thLargest Mining Sector: 730thHighest Crime Rates: 797thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 843rdMost Patriotic: 1,288thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,508thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,612thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,803rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,846thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,858thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,859thHighest Economic Output: 2,005thLargest Agricultural Sector: 2,053rdTop
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Largest Governments: 3,379thMost Scientifically Advanced: 5,186thMost Subsidized Industry: 6,319thLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,778thMost Conservative: 14,410thTop
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 26,531stLargest Populations: 27,508thLargest Black Market: 27,567th
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Largest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 7th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7th in the regionMost Avoided: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 9th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 10th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 11th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 11th in the regionMost Devout: 13th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 13th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 16th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 17th in the regionMost Armed: 18th in the regionRudest Citizens: 19th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 22nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 23rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 24th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 26th in the regionMost Patriotic: 27th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 28th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 28th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 37th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 43rd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 47th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 48th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 56th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 57th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 62nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 67th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 87th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 132nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 152nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 238th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 305th in the regionTop
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Most Conservative: 443rd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 453rd in the regionLargest Populations: 491st in the regionLargest Black Market: 597th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, parents must decide between buying food and taking their children to the park.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, this year's hottest seller is plenary indulgence.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, abortions are carried out secretly in shady backstreet clinics.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, citizens try to pass off bottlecaps they found in their backyards as historical artifacts.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, criminals are really screwed.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, hundreds of teenagers die every year at the Restorzan Hungry Games.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, the Restorzan Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne".

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