Population | 9.87 billion |
Capital | Ephyra |
Leader | Warchieftain Carolus Ironhorse |
Faith | Blackened Orthodoxy |
Currency | Gallon |
Animal | Gormling |
The Sawtooth Badlands of The Black Cathedral is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Warchieftain Carolus Ironhorse with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, anti-smoking policies, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.87 billion Sawteeth 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ephyra. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Sawtooth economy, worth a remarkable 4,015 trillion Gallons 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, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 406,806 Gallons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.
The government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, ritual mummification is making a comeback, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, and you can tell when Sawteeth are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Black Cathedral's national animal is the Gormling, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Blackened Orthodoxy.
The Black Cathedral is ranked 306,203rd in the world and 7,063rd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring -45 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Black Cathedral was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
- : The Black Cathedral was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
- : The Black Cathedral endorsed a map .
- : The Black Cathedral's influence in The North Pacific rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
- : Following new legislation in The Black Cathedral, you can tell when Sawteeth are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving.
- : Following new legislation in The Black Cathedral, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi.
- : Following new legislation in The Black Cathedral, ritual mummification is making a comeback.
- : Following new legislation in The Black Cathedral, the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong.
- : Following new legislation in The Black Cathedral, after every storm there's an expensive government-funded rainbow.
- : The Black Cathedral was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.