Population | 8.276 billion |
Currency | spice |
Animal | sandworm |
The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 478 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 8.276 billion Spice Harvester 478ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.
The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.9%.
The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 478ian economy, worth 809 trillion spices a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 97,758 spices, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 283,119 per year while the poor average 26,749, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.
Populations of two-headed sandworms have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites, penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative', the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, and a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 478's national animal is the sandworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.
Spice Harvester 478 is ranked 76,224th in the world and 1,127th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Most Stationary, with 626.94614736532 days.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up.
- : Spice Harvester 478 was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Moralistic Democracy".
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, penurious citizens die from easily remedied ailments because they aren't 'taking enough initiative'.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, populations of two-headed sandworms have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, children cry as government officials steal their water pistols.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, it is considered unpatriotic to learn a foreign language.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, military barracks resemble five-star hotels.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 478, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit.