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Largest Insurance Industry: 558thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 564thLargest Black Market: 908th
The Holy Riders of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Disinherited Brains
Sir Lancelot
Influence
Eminence Grise
Homeland Officer
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Stone of Caliburn

Population20.021 billion

CapitalKing Arthur's Seat
LeaderSir Lancelot
FaithCrusaderism

CurrencyGold Round Table Brains
AnimalGhost

The Holy Riders of Stone of Caliburn is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Sir Lancelot with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, public floggings, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 20.021 billion Caliburnians 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 relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of King Arthur's Seat. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stone of Caliburnian economy, worth a remarkable 5,294 trillion Gold Round Table Brains 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, 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 an amazing 264,442 Gold Round Table Brains, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

You can tell when Caliburnians are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stone of Caliburn's national animal is the Ghost, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Crusaderism.

Stone of Caliburn is ranked 155,855th in the world and 1st in Doll Guldur for Most Primitive, scoring -57.42 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 558thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 564thLargest Black Market: 908thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,175thLargest Mining Sector: 1,998thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,600thTop
5%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,063rdHighest Economic Output: 3,068thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,329thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 3,411thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,570thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,037thHighest Poor Incomes: 4,222ndHighest Average Incomes: 4,528thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,613thMost Avoided: 5,619thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,313thNudest: 7,623rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 8,774thMost Stationary: 8,881stMost Subsidized Industry: 12,022ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 12,256thMost Influential: 13,852ndMost Patriotic: 14,203rdTop
10%
Largest Retail Industry: 15,041stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 15,832ndLargest Populations: 16,503rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 17,044thMost Efficient Economies: 19,693rdMost Secular: 19,786thMost Valuable International Artwork: 21,992ndLargest Publishing Industry: 22,418thMost Authoritarian: 23,318thLargest Governments: 23,324thLowest Crime Rates: 25,052nd
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Stone of Caliburn was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and the Top 5% for Most Patriotic, Most Avoided, Most Influential, and Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Stone of Caliburn was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, surveillance cameras are banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling".
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, you can tell when Caliburnians are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, the elderly are killed softly with a song.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, it's rare to find an unchewed pencil.
  • : Following new legislation in Stone of Caliburn, children seem to be getting better at lying these days.

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