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Most Valuable International Artwork: 9thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 97thLargest Gambling Industry: 181st
The Democratic Republic of
Corporate Police State
All Men Are Created Equal™
Influence
Truckler
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Upper Tuchoim

Population3.863 billion

CapitalTuchoimin
LeaderPresident Bittiag Dunthu'ziq

Currencyqriu'z
Animalmosquito

The Democratic Republic of Upper Tuchoim is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Bittiag Dunthu'ziq with an iron fist, and renowned for its teetotalling pirates, strictly enforced bedtime, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.863 billion Tuchoimis are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tuchoimin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Upper Tuchoimi economy, worth a remarkable 1,055 trillion qriu'zes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 273,244 qriu'zes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,543,520 per year while the poor average 2,659, a ratio of 956 to 1.

Open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost, creative compliance measures ensure that high-ranking officials live in luxury while the country's coffers collect cobwebs, tumbleweeds made of litter adorn city streets, and the Upper Tuchoimi Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne". Crime is all-pervasive, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Upper Tuchoim's national animal is the mosquito, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Upper Tuchoim is ranked 285,448th in the world and 118th in Geopolity for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -32.56 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 9thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 97thLargest Gambling Industry: 181stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 302ndMost Avoided: 305thFattest Citizens: 339thMost Ignorant Citizens: 390thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 409thLargest Retail Industry: 737thMost Corrupt Governments: 806thHighest Disposable Incomes: 879thMost Conservative: 918thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,098thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,288thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,385thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,412thHighest Crime Rates: 1,493rdLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,525thLargest Mining Sector: 1,578thMost Pro-Market: 1,667thMost Extreme: 1,866thTop
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Most Patriotic: 3,145thRudest Citizens: 3,307thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,623rdMost Efficient Economies: 3,843rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,004thHighest Average Incomes: 4,013thMost Influential: 5,220thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,303rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 6,015thMost Secular: 6,076thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6,715thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,909thMost Armed: 7,408thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 10,812thLargest Agricultural Sector: 10,862ndLargest Governments: 13,059thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,525thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 27,651st
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Most Pro-Market: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Secular: 4th in the regionRudest Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 5th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 6th in the regionMost Armed: 6th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Governments: 11th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, the Upper Tuchoimi Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne".
  • : Upper Tuchoim changed its national motto to "All Men Are Created Equal™".
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, tumbleweeds made of litter adorn city streets.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, creative compliance measures ensure that high-ranking officials live in luxury while the country's coffers collect cobwebs.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, the nation's cuisine is the laughing stock of Geopolity.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, countless government officials are accused of espionage.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes'.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Tuchoim, on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life.

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