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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,360thLargest Black Market: 3,040thLargest Retail Industry: 3,194th
The Congollective UnTli of
Iron Fist Consumerists
There is no God but Violet and JoNgo is her messenger
Prophet of Violet Dr Brandish Gongobongo
Influence
Apprentice
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

Overview Dispatches Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

BongoHongo

Population18.275 billion

CapitalHongoMeBongo
LeaderProphet of Violet Dr Brandish Gongobongo
FaithGongobongohongolese Order of Violet

CurrencyBongoli Golden Credit
AnimalBongoli Ape

The Congollective UnTli of BongoHongo is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Prophet of Violet Dr Brandish Gongobongo with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.275 billion BongoHongolese 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HongoMeBongo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.9%.

The frighteningly efficient BongoHongoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,761 trillion Bongoli Golden Credits 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 black market in Retail, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip 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 an impressive 151,123 Bongoli Golden Credits, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Doughnut-makers claim their products are healthy because they are fortified with vitamins, robotic spouses prove to be just as imperfect as flesh and blood ones, coat closets are being re-branded as bedrooms, and all citizens are solely referenced by their allocated identity number. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BongoHongo's national animal is the Bongoli Ape, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Gongobongohongolese Order of Violet.

BongoHongo is ranked 286,890th in the world and 233rd in The Regected Realns for Highest Food Quality, scoring 4.21 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,360thTop
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Largest Black Market: 3,040thLargest Retail Industry: 3,194thFattest Citizens: 3,888thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,226thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4,484thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,220thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,538thHighest Economic Output: 8,229thLargest Mining Sector: 8,575thMost Corrupt Governments: 8,791stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9,340thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 9,453rdMost Avoided: 11,341stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 13,045thMost Conservative: 13,310thMost Secular: 13,462ndMost Subsidized Industry: 14,314thTop
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Largest Populations: 19,389thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 20,343rdHighest Average Incomes: 22,171st
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Conservative: 4th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 5th in the regionFattest Citizens: 6th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8th in the regionMost Influential: 9th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 10th in the regionTop
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 15th in the regionMost Avoided: 16th in the regionLargest Populations: 17th in the regionLargest Black Market: 18th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 19th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 19th in the regionMost Secular: 20th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 20th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 22nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 23rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : BongoHongo was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and Most Conservative and the Top 10% for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, all citizens are solely referenced by their allocated identity number.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, coat closets are being re-branded as bedrooms.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, robotic spouses prove to be just as imperfect as flesh and blood ones.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, doughnut-makers claim their products are healthy because they are fortified with vitamins.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, SWAT teams raid bathrooms in search of bathtub gin.
  • : BongoHongo's influence in The Regected Realns rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : BongoHongo was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided, Highest Economic Output, and Largest Black Market and the Top 10% for Most Valuable International Artwork and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region.
  • : Following new legislation in BongoHongo, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have.

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