Population | 16.484 billion |
Capital | Baator |
Leader | Divine Monarch |
Faith | Church of the Iron Will |
Currency | Viaticum |
Animal | Man O' War |
The Holy Empire of The Divine Mandate is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Divine Monarch with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 16.484 billion Divines 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Baator. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.3%.
The strong Divine economy, worth a remarkable 1,116 trillion Viaticums 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 slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. 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 67,707 Viaticums, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,951 per year while the poor average 12,538, a ratio of 20.3 to 1.
Cleaners are very careful not to bump into the big red button on Divine Monarch's desk, basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop, and most pop videos prominently feature the Divine flag. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Divine Mandate's national animal is the Man O' War and its national religion is Church of the Iron Will.
The Divine Mandate is ranked 193,679th in the world and 10th in Unknown for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.65 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
- : The Divine Mandate was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements, Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Stationary, Highest Economic Output, and Largest Black Market.
- : The Divine Mandate was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic and Most Primitive.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, most pop videos prominently feature the Divine flag.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, basic multiplication is all you need to know to have a child.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, cleaners are very careful not to bump into the big red button on Divine Monarch's desk.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, the big red machine has ground to a halt.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, truancy officers have a hard time catching children trained in advanced camouflage skills.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces.
- : Following new legislation in The Divine Mandate, six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion.