The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 223 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.459 billion Spice Harvester 223ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 14.6%.
The powerhouse Spice Harvester 223ian economy, worth 675 trillion spices a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 79,846 spices, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.
Seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, dozens of viewers tune in weekly to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities, and penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative'. Crime is moderate. Spice Harvester 223's national animal is the sandworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Spice Harvester 223 is ranked 190,977th in the world and 1,017th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.05 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Spice Harvester 223 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided and the Top 10% for Highest Disposable Incomes and Largest Black Market.
- : Spice Harvester 223 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Devout.
- : Spice Harvester 223 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative'.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, citizens wishing to be parents must undertake a series of gruelling tests to evaluate their capabilities.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, dozens of viewers tune in weekly to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, mothers drive their college-graduate children to work.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, visions of giant pink sandworms are a common side effect after Spice Harvester 223ians eat their meals.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 223, kids' party bags often contain candy and e-cigarettes.
