by Max Barry

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 1stMost Advanced Public Education: 3rdLargest Cheese Export Sector: 3rd
The Eternal Misfortune of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Stop Reading My Motto!
Influence
Vassal
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Heliosphere

Population17.535 billion

CapitalHeliosphere City
LeaderLeader
FaithAtheism

CurrencyNova
AnimalMeteor

The Eternal Misfortune of Heliosphere is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, vat-grown people, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 17.535 billion Heliospherans 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 large, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heliosphere City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Heliospheran economy, worth an astonishing 12,858 trillion Novas 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, quite specialized black market in Information Technology and Cheese Exports. 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 a breathtaking 733,304 Novas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers, Leader signs the laws but abides by none of them, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', and the lasting legacy of the current generation is a million years of buried radioactivity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Heliosphere's national animal is the Meteor, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Heliosphere is ranked 129,018th in the world and 28th in Pencil Sharpeners Puppet Storage for Most Stationary, with 257.15759930792 days.

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 1stMost Advanced Public Education: 3rdLargest Cheese Export Sector: 3rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 7thHighest Poor Incomes: 17thMost Secular: 20thSmartest Citizens: 27thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 28thMost Subsidized Industry: 47thMost Beautiful Environments: 55thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 58thHighest Average Incomes: 88thLargest Black Market: 95thMost Efficient Economies: 140thBest Weather: 152ndLowest Crime Rates: 162ndMost Developed: 166thLongest Average Lifespans: 183rdLargest Governments: 185thHighest Average Tax Rates: 202ndMost Corrupt Governments: 303rdMost Inclusive: 317thMost Advanced Public Transport: 442ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 452ndHighest Economic Output: 463rdMost Pacifist: 627thHealthiest Citizens: 642ndHighest Food Quality: 1,042ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 1,109thTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,730thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,578thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,976thMost Income Equality: 10,776thTop
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Largest Populations: 20,581stMost Authoritarian: 21,522nd
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Most Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Developed: 3rd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 3rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3rd in the regionLargest Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, the lasting legacy of the current generation is a million years of buried radioactivity.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, Leader signs the laws but abides by none of them.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, Heliospherans submit requests for a date in writing with an enclosed RSVP card.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, angry men scowl at each other across chess boards.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, disposable antiseptic wipes are considered a social necessity.
  • : Following new legislation in Heliosphere, professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials.

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