by Max Barry

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Largest Black Market: 6,908thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,100thHighest Disposable Incomes: 9,556th
The Island of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Liberty
Influence
Eminence Grise
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Sark

Population19.38 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Island of Sark is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 19.38 billion Sarkians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 37.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Sarkian economy, worth a remarkable 2,901 trillion Golds 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. 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 149,692 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers, armed security details escort librarians to their homes, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, and amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sark's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sark is ranked 311,280th in the world and 4th in Scotia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -12.8 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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Largest Black Market: 6,908thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,100thHighest Disposable Incomes: 9,556thHighest Economic Output: 10,142ndTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 17,977thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 19,122ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 20,141stLargest Populations: 20,362ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 21,101stLargest Mining Sector: 21,178thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 21,677thLargest Agricultural Sector: 21,913thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,337thBest Weather: 24,565thMost Authoritarian: 24,838thMost Devout: 24,860thHighest Average Incomes: 25,876thHealthiest Citizens: 27,096thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 30,819thHighest Poor Incomes: 31,388thMost Advanced Public Education: 31,398thMost Beautiful Environments: 31,537thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 31,576th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Sark was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Sark was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education and Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Sark was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens and Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, armed security details escort librarians to their homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, the state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, comatose jurors are the defense's favorite.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking.
  • : Following new legislation in Sark, property owners are terrified of pigeons nesting in their buildings.

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