Population | 28.202 billion |
Leader | various |
Faith | various |
Currency | various |
Animal | various |
The Autonomous Zones of Escapania is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by various with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, unlimited-speed roads, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 28.202 billion various enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business individuals keep a keen eye out for any attempt to organize such a thing, and ruthlessly crush it. Income tax is unheard of.
The large but stagnant various economy, worth 454 trillion variouses a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 16,103 variouses, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 150,086 per year while the poor average 154, a ratio of 972 to 1.
Teddy bear James Dean (aka "the Rebel Without the Claws") helps convince kids that candy cigarettes are cool, where your food came from is an unknowable mystery, there's never a spare chair in the retirement home, and lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Escapania's national animal is the various, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is various.
Escapania is ranked 162,242nd in the world and 1st in AnCa for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 428.93 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Escapania was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Stationary, Most Avoided, and Highest Crime Rates and the Top 5% for Most Influential.
- : Escapania's influence in AnCa fell from "Hermit" to "Hegemony".
- : Escapania's influence in AnCa rose from "Hegemony" to "Hermit".
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, lonely people are supposed to be cheered up by the many parties that they are never invited to.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, there's never a spare chair in the retirement home.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, where your food came from is an unknowable mystery.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, teddy bear James Dean (aka "the Rebel Without the Claws") helps convince kids that candy cigarettes are cool.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, the police have been reduced to using duct tape instead of handcuffs following further cutbacks.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, anti-government web sites are springing up.
- : Following new legislation in Escapania, religious epiphanies are often cited as a reason for high school drop-outs.