Population | 9.71 billion |
Currency | spice |
Animal | sandworm |
The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 89 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ritual sacrifices, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.71 billion Spice Harvester 89ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.
The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 43.2%.
The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 89ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,093 trillion spices a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 112,663 spices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.
Libraries are refusing to stock A Midsummer Night's Dream because it has an ass in it, the best doughnut stores have been taken over by foreign police officers, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, and in pet stores nationwide sandworms are growing in popularity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 89's national animal is the sandworm, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.
Spice Harvester 89 is ranked 56,524th in the world and 783rd in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,504.73 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.
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- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
- : Spice Harvester 89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market and Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 89, in pet stores nationwide sandworms are growing in popularity.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 89, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 89, the best doughnut stores have been taken over by foreign police officers.
- : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 89, libraries are refusing to stock A Midsummer Night's Dream because it has an ass in it.