Create your own nation state!

I'm totally bored come and play with me.

I HAVE ADDED U TO MY DOSSIER, TRACEY HAND

xpost haha I had to vote on that too, just now.

UN Category: Corrupt Dictatorship
Civil Rights:Good
Economy:Fragile
Political Freedoms:Rare
Location: The East Pacific

Regional Influence: Minnow

The Dominion of Breakdownia is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its strong anti-business politics. Its hard-nosed, cynical population of 5 million are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 49%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Breakdownia's national animal is the unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the dorkmark.

UN Category: Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Some Economy:
Basket Case Political Freedoms:
Very Good
Location: The North Pacific

Regional Influence: Minnow

The Most Serene Republic of Bloedheit is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Religion & Spirituality receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Furniture Restoration.

Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown. Bloedheit's national animal is the bad kitty, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the big one

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I think it was this thread that made me start playing this. I've been at it for 3 years now and been first in the world a few times in the police list (9th from bottom today). It's pretty depressing that this is my biggest internet achievement.

And avoid the forums.

Only book I think I've ever put down at the end and actually yelled WOO HOO out loud at.

This game is totally awesome.

I love the random people who've joined our region!

The Issue

In a bloody civil war in nearby Maxtopia, the majority Violetist community is rebelling against a minority-led secular government with a terrible history of human rights abuses. Some Violetists from Shetl have traveled to Maxtopia to fight on the side of their fellow believers.

The Debate

1. "These Violetists are coming back brainwashed with fundamentalist ideals and trained in terrorist methods," argues Zack Chen, your Minister of Internal Security. "They're a real danger to us all. You've got to lock up all of these returnees until we can be sure that they're not planning terrorist atrocities here, however long that may take."

2. "This is all a massive overreaction," opines sociologist and civil rights campaigner Gertie Smith. "The Violetists are no threat to us in Shetl. All we need to do is provide humanitarian aid for the victims of the civil war, and some help for the returnees to reintegrate into society. I'm sure that none of them would want to cause trouble here."

3. "That's pointless," insists Klaus Hanover, one of the more bellicose members of the General Staff. "The real problem is clearly in Maxtopia. We should bomb the Maxtopian government until they agree to be nice to everyone." Then he pauses, looking confused. "Or maybe we should bomb the rebels until they agree to be less fanatical." He pulls a map of Maxtopia out of his back pocket and shows it to you. "Look: we've got plenty of great targets that we could hit. We could even bomb the Bigtopians to prevent them from entering the conflict. Let's just bomb all of 'em, eh?"

^ issue #423; they started out with 30 iirc.

also, this game is really fun now.