Population | 8.454 billion |
Currency | spice |
Animal | sandworm |
The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 88 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its teetotalling pirates, enslaved workforce, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.454 billion Spice Harvester 88ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 88ian economy, worth 910 trillion spices a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 107,683 spices, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 595,373 per year while the poor average 9,821, a ratio of 60.6 to 1.
All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', agricultural science is the most competitive subject at universities, major boxing matches are held in government buildings, and restaurants have noticed that hanging wet laundry from the ceiling makes diners order more food. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 88's national animal is the sandworm, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
Spice Harvester 88 is ranked 75,250th in the world and 156th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Most Stationary, with 626.9979667766 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, restaurants have noticed that hanging wet laundry from the ceiling makes diners order more food.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, major boxing matches are held in government buildings.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, agricultural science is the most competitive subject at universities.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons'.
- : Spice Harvester 88 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, residents of new housing subdivisions complain about the total absence of supermarkets and restaurants.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, running a hot dog stand is harder than achieving a doctorate.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, police frequently raid drugstores in search of contraband bottles of New Spice aftershave.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 88, greenhouses are regularly raided by the police.
- : Spice Harvester 88 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.