by Max Barry

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Highest Drug Use: 8thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16thMost Ignorant Citizens: 30th
The Truly Free State of
Anarchy Lawless Wasteland
That's your own problem!
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Widely Abused

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Western Scientificum

Population22.289 billion

CapitalThe Hut
LeaderNobody
Faitha minor religion

CurrencyShiny Rock
AnimalGreat Silver Bird

The Truly Free State of Western Scientificum is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Nobody with a fair hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, ritual sacrifices, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 22.289 billion Western Scientists 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 minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Welfare and Healthcare not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hut. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Western Scientist economy, worth a remarkable 2,419 trillion Shiny Rocks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 108,532 Shiny Rocks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 555,674 per year while the poor average 11,639, a ratio of 47.7 to 1.

Deceased politicians spam the public with thousands of AI-generated voicemails, having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom, the ingredients list for most food products covers the entire surface of the packaging, and life is somewhat repetitive. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Western Scientificum's national animal is the Great Silver Bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is a minor religion.

Western Scientificum is ranked 343,904th in the world and 4,933rd in the Rejected Realms for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 3.84 Effective Tax Rate.

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Highest Drug Use: 8thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16thMost Ignorant Citizens: 30thMost Devout: 44thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 46thRudest Citizens: 59thFattest Citizens: 63rdHighest Crime Rates: 89thMost Avoided: 136thMost Armed: 138thLargest Retail Industry: 192ndMost Corrupt Governments: 228thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 448thMost Primitive: 518thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,044thMost Efficient Economies: 3,376thTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 4,274thMost Stationary: 5,313thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,807thHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,483rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,671stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,804thHighest Economic Output: 10,935thMost Influential: 13,578thLargest Populations: 15,293rdTop
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Nudest: 22,363rdMost Extensive Civil Rights: 24,014thMost Pro-Market: 24,877thMost Extreme: 25,036thMost Politically Free: 25,956thMost Subsidized Industry: 28,978thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 31,349th
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Highest Drug Use: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3rd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 5th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 11th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 11th in the regionMost Primitive: 17th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 40th in the regionMost Stationary: 45th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 81st in the regionMost Politically Free: 82nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 84th in the regionMost Extreme: 102nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 118th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 136th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 137th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 142nd in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 149th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 169th in the regionLargest Populations: 215th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 225th in the regionTop
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 272nd in the regionMost Influential: 302nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, the ingredients list for most food products covers the entire surface of the packaging.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, having skeletons in one's closet is no longer just a macabre idiom.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, deceased politicians spam the public with thousands of AI-generated voicemails.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, televangelists flaunt their expensive cars when they attend charity events.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, bounty hunters have been dispatched to hunt down rogue bounty hunters.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, no one is quite sure what many government officials look like.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, books are so highly regarded in Western Scientificum that libraries are often revered as holy shrines.

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