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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 52ndMost Primitive: 63rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 85th
The Supreme Pocialist Empire of
Corrupt Dictatorship Corrupt Liberal Dictatorship
Eh-oh!
Po
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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The Teletubby Republic

Population3.737 billion

CapitalThe Tubbytronic Superdome
LeaderPo
Faithsun worship

Currencybowl of custard
Animalnoo-noo

The Supreme Pocialist Empire of The Teletubby Republic is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Po with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, ban on automobiles, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.737 billion Teletubbies are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Environment, with Law & Order, Administration, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Education and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Tubbytronic Superdome. The average income tax rate is 94.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Teletubby economy, worth 482 trillion bowls of custard a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in 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 impressive 129,107 bowls of custard, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Spies caught red-handed are served cocktails on their first-class flights home, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges, stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, and the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. The Teletubby Republic's national animal is the noo-noo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is sun worship.

The Teletubby Republic is ranked 290,448th in the world and 84th in The Free Nations Region for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -26.72 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 52ndMost Primitive: 63rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 85thHighest Drug Use: 127thMost Devout: 360thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 496thBest Weather: 594thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 802ndNudest: 902ndMost Beautiful Environments: 1,960thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,628thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 4,972ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 5,252ndMost Pacifist: 6,037thLargest Black Market: 6,726thHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,757thHighest Poor Incomes: 11,438thTop
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Most Authoritarian: 15,984thMost Income Equality: 16,944thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 19,298thLowest Crime Rates: 19,935thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 21,351stLargest Governments: 23,452nd
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 2nd in the regionHighest Drug Use: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionMost Income Equality: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 8th in the regionMost Extreme: 8th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges.
  • : The Teletubby Republic was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive and Most Beautiful Environments and the Top 5% for Largest Black Market.
  • : The Teletubby Republic was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, spies caught red-handed are served cocktails on their first-class flights home.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, EpiPen sales have skyrocketed.
  • : Following new legislation in The Teletubby Republic, Po is refusing to make decisions until the Moon is out of Capricorn.
  • : The Teletubby Republic was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.

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