Population | 26.481 billion |
Capital | Secret Lair of the Gallows |
Leader | Horus Lupercal |
Currency | spark |
Animal | vulture |
The Dancing in the Depths of Maniacal is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Horus Lupercal with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 26.481 billion Maniacalians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.
The large, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Secret Lair of the Gallows. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Maniacalian economy, worth a remarkable 2,894 trillion sparks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 109,321 sparks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 382,410 per year while the poor average 22,707, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.
Horus Lupercal has been declared supreme ruler for all eternity, scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls, vulture racing stadiums are open 24/7, and EpiPen sales have skyrocketed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maniacal's national animal is the vulture, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.
Maniacal is ranked 63,108th in the world and 6th in Glass Gallows for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 120 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Maniacal's influence in Glass Gallows fell from "Superpower" to "Power".
- : Maniacal's influence in Glass Gallows rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Superpower".
- : Maniacal altered its national flag.
- : Maniacal lodged a message on the Glass Gallows Regional Message Board.
- : Maniacal relocated from Lazarus to Glass Gallows.
- : Maniacal was refounded in Lazarus.
- : Maniacal ceased to exist in Glass Gallows.
- : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork and the Top 5% for Most Influential, Highest Economic Output, Highest Foreign Aid Spending, and Most Stationary.
- : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
- : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.