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Most Primitive: 3,524thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,122ndMost Authoritarian: 5,011th
The Theocracy of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
The Eteranl Flame, the greatest knowledge
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Weak
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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The BFF Society

Population509 million

CapitalBurning Heart

CurrencyFriendship token
AnimalFlame

The Theocracy of The BFF Society is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 509 million BFFs 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burning Heart. The average income tax rate is 82.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish a BFF economy, worth 18.5 trillion Friendship tokens 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 large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. 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 36,273 Friendship tokens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens have an obligation to remain silent and anything they say may be used against them, deli patrons examine their roast beef for undetonated explosives, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, and couch potatoes are considered to be model citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The BFF Society's national animal is the Flame, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The BFF Society is ranked 198,192nd in the world and 193rd in Kantrias for Safest, scoring 42.47 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Primitive: 3,524thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,122ndMost Authoritarian: 5,011thMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,677thMost Devout: 8,339thTop
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Most Conservative: 15,251stHighest Average Tax Rates: 16,018thMost Patriotic: 16,685thMost Pacifist: 17,651stBest Weather: 21,540thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 21,739thMost Beautiful Environments: 25,104thMost Corrupt Governments: 25,418thMost Extreme: 28,096th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 5th in the regionMost Devout: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Primitive: 8th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 10th in the regionMost Extreme: 11th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 12th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 13th in the regionBest Weather: 19th in the regionMost Pacifist: 20th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 22nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, couch potatoes are considered to be model citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, deli patrons examine their roast beef for undetonated explosives.
  • : The BFF Society was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative and Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, citizens have an obligation to remain silent and anything they say may be used against them.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, jaywalking is punishable by public flogging.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, the endangered saltwater humpback Flame is only seen in captivity programs.
  • : The BFF Society voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Fair Work Visas Act".
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, former slave-owners hope there are no hard feelings when they apply for jobs from their erstwhile charges.
  • : Following new legislation in The BFF Society, the police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs.

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