Population | 12.368 billion |
Capital | Detroit |
Leader | Soul Queen |
Faith | Agnostic Pantheism |
Currency | Chain of Fools |
Animal | Think |
The Queen of Soul of Aretha Franklin is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Soul Queen with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, unlimited-speed roads, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 12.368 billion Aretha Franklinians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.
The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detroit. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 87.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Aretha Franklinian economy, worth a remarkable 3,429 trillion Chains of Fools a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 277,261 Chains of Fools, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 974,541 per year while the poor average 57,168, a ratio of 17.0 to 1.
Harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments", witches' brews set off Geiger counters, savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations, and a politician who is photographed pulling a funny face while eating can say goodbye to their credibility. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aretha Franklin's national animal is the Think, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Agnostic Pantheism.
Aretha Franklin is ranked 285,216th in the world and 286th in NationStates for Safest, scoring 5.38 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, a politician who is photographed pulling a funny face while eating can say goodbye to their credibility.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, witches' brews set off Geiger counters.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments".
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, major internet servers have acquired citizenship.
- : Aretha Franklin was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Drug Use and the Top 5% for Most Developed.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, passengers often cause a stink on public transport.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget'.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, new mothers can pay for their weekly grocery shop with a bottle of breast milk.
- : Following new legislation in Aretha Franklin, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps.