Population | 24.06 billion |
Leader | Xeng He |
Faith | Xagwan animism |
Currency | oath debt |
Animal | origen man |
The Great Fleet of Xeng He is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Xeng He with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, ritual sacrifices, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.06 billion Riders are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."
The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.
The frighteningly efficient a Rider economy, worth a remarkable 4,804 trillion oath debts 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, Soda Sales, 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 199,708 oath debts, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,111,524 per year while the poor average 17,950, a ratio of 61.9 to 1.
It's often raining men (hallelujah) in Xeng He City, pirates armed with sonar-guided semi-autonomous torpedos and laser weapons systems are often seen capturing fishing trawlers, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and hospitals have poor data security but send lots of bodies to be encrypted. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Xeng He's national animal is the origen man, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Xagwan animism.
Xeng He is ranked 21,315th in the world and 1,124th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 89 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Xeng He's influence in Balder rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
- : Xeng He's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
- : Following new legislation in Xeng He, hospitals have poor data security but send lots of bodies to be encrypted.
- : Following new legislation in Xeng He, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks".
- : Xeng He altered its national flag.
- : Xeng He's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
- : Xeng He's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Xeng He's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
- : Xeng He was refounded in Balder.
- : Xeng He ceased to exist in Balder.