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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,673rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,877thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,058th
The United Socialist States of
Psychotic Dictatorship Fascist Dictatorship
Torsein
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Torsein

Population10.32 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalEagle

The United Socialist States of Torsein is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, disturbing lack of elderly people, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.32 billion Torseinians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Torseinian economy, worth a remarkable 2,000 trillion Golds 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. 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 impressive 193,863 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, black tea is only available on the black market, and citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Torsein's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Torsein is ranked 263,588th in the world and 9,597th in Osiris for Most Beautiful Environments, with 133.54 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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1%
Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,673rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,877thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,058thMost Patriotic: 2,765thTop
5%
Most Armed: 3,442ndLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3,673rdLargest Black Market: 5,100thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,182ndMost Corrupt Governments: 6,173rdMost Secular: 7,615thNudest: 9,595thHighest Average Incomes: 11,375thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11,621stLargest Mining Sector: 11,712thHealthiest Citizens: 12,171stHighest Economic Output: 12,693rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13,303rdTop
10%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 15,231stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 15,574thLowest Crime Rates: 18,172ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 18,665thMost Efficient Economies: 18,979thMost Authoritarian: 19,865thMost Conservative: 21,699thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,619thMost Scientifically Advanced: 24,511th
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Most Patriotic: 85th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Manufacturing Sector: 112th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 113th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 115th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 189th in the regionMost Armed: 220th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 336th in the regionLargest Black Market: 389th in the regionMost Secular: 401st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 422nd in the regionNudest: 443rd in the regionTop
10%
Most Influential: 620th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 687th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 708th in the regionMost Stationary: 718th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 728th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 747th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 758th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 783rd in the regionMost Conservative: 849th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 900th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 950th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1,022nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Torsein was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic and the Top 5% for Highest Disposable Incomes, Largest Black Market, Highest Economic Output, and Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, black tea is only available on the black market.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, Leader tells rebellious ministers to "drop and give me twenty".
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, industry leaders commend the government for enacting an emissions reduction strategy that reduces no Torseinian emissions at all.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, the might of the entire Torseinian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders.
  • : Following new legislation in Torsein, prison walls have had to be modified to keep parkour-trained criminals from escaping.

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