Population | 22.167 billion |
Capital | Mount Mendev |
Leader | a tribal warlord |
Currency | stone |
Animal | narwhal |
The Mountain Range of The Snow Shield is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by a tribal warlord with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 22.167 billion tribals 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.
The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mount Mendev. Income tax is unheard of.
The frighteningly efficient Snow Shieldian economy, worth a remarkable 5,596 trillion stones a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 252,456 stones, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,458,489 per year while the poor average 20,849, a ratio of 70.0 to 1.
The government's only official statement on the burning down of Mount Mendev was that 'they shouldn't have been so careless', 'Police Academy 36' and 'Sharknados On A Plane' are vying for top spot at the box-office, beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, and truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news. 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. The Snow Shield's national animal is the narwhal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.
The Snow Shield is ranked 345,439th in the world and 16,609th in Lazarus for Highest Average Tax Rates, with -2.16 Effective Tax Rate.
National Happenings
Most Recent Government Activity:
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The Snow Shield's influence in Lazarus rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
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The Snow Shield, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news.
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The Snow Shield, beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings.
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The Snow Shield, 'Police Academy 36' and 'Sharknados On A Plane' are vying for top spot at the box-office.
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The Snow Shield, the government's only official statement on the burning down of Mount Mendev was that 'they shouldn't have been so careless'.
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The Snow Shield, the The Snow Shield Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'.
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The Snow Shield, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism.
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The Snow Shield, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense.
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The Snow Shield's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
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The Snow Shield, shopping comes bagged and tagged.