by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Most Subsidized Industry: 56thMost Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 150th
The Candlewhisper Archive Puppet of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Built to Last.
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

Overview Factbook Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Finalanswer Archive

Population16.091 billion

CapitalLastplace
LeaderOmega Zak
FaithNihilism

CurrencyLast Resort
AnimalTerminal Zebra

The Candlewhisper Archive Puppet of Finalanswer Archive is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Omega Zak with an iron fist, and renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping, ban on automobiles, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 16.091 billion Zaarchiveans 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lastplace. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Finalanswer Archivean economy, worth a remarkable 3,396 trillion Last Resorts 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, quite specialized black market in Retail and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 211,060 Last Resorts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

When people ask what the difference is between politicians and lawyers they are referred to document c15(iv) section 14.1 subsection 3.2 of the Jan 2015 political category definition guidance codes, freedom is never freely given — only when the alternative is too expensive, the nation is devoted to world peas, and it is illegal to comfort a crying baby between the hours of 6 pm and 8 pm. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Finalanswer Archive's national animal is the Terminal Zebra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Nihilism.

Finalanswer Archive is ranked 278,204th in the world and 783rd in 10000 Islands for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -9.92 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

Top
1%
Most Subsidized Industry: 56thMost Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 150thMost Primitive: 175thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 183rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 259thMost Advanced Public Transport: 312thMost Corrupt Governments: 353rdMost Avoided: 363rdHighest Crime Rates: 627thFattest Citizens: 756thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 781stLargest Retail Industry: 862ndLargest Black Market: 1,018thMost Efficient Economies: 2,359thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,392ndTop
5%
Rudest Citizens: 3,010thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,942ndMost Armed: 4,840thMost Secular: 5,020thHighest Economic Output: 6,178thLargest Governments: 6,670thHighest Average Incomes: 8,783rdNudest: 9,034thHighest Poor Incomes: 13,561stMost Influential: 14,259thTop
10%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 16,908thMost Conservative: 18,140thLargest Populations: 24,355th
Top
1%
Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 7th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 8th in the regionTop
5%
Most Advanced Public Transport: 9th in the regionLargest Black Market: 10th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionFattest Citizens: 13th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 13th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 14th in the regionNudest: 26th in the regionMost Armed: 32nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 40th in the regionMost Conservative: 41st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 42nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 51st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 66th in the regionMost Secular: 72nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, it is illegal to comfort a crying baby between the hours of 6 pm and 8 pm.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, the nation is devoted to world peas.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, freedom is never freely given — only when the alternative is too expensive.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, when people ask what the difference is between politicians and lawyers they are referred to document c15(iv) section 14.1 subsection 3.2 of the Jan 2015 political category definition guidance codes.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, aggressive promotion of global warming puts polar bears on thin ice.
  • : Finalanswer Archive was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
  • : Finalanswer Archive was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided, Most Primitive, Largest Black Market, and Highest Foreign Aid Spending and the Top 5% for Most Influential.
  • : Finalanswer Archive was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, playground injuries are considered academic progress.

More...

Report