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Most Ignorant Citizens: 369thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 571stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 685th
The Republic of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Fanta is the best
Influence
Power
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Fantalandia

Population17.152 billion

CapitalFanta Fountain
LeaderCoca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent

CurrencyFanta
AnimalFanta Fish

The Republic of Fantalandia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, free-roaming dinosaurs, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.152 billion Fantalandians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fanta Fountain. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Fantalandian economy, worth a remarkable 3,890 trillion Fantas 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Retail, Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. 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 an amazing 226,835 Fantas, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

Coastal cities are being moved a dozen miles inland to reduce flooding risk, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, Fanta Fountain's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and "What's the Frequency, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent?" is a favorite phrase of backyard radio broadcasters when interrupting official diplomatic channels. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fantalandia's national animal is the Fanta Fish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Fantalandia is ranked 200,668th in the world and 6th in Glass Gallows for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 29.94 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 369thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 571stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 685thMost Corrupt Governments: 924thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 980thLargest Black Market: 1,299thMost Avoided: 1,339thFattest Citizens: 1,379thLargest Retail Industry: 1,584thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,679thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,828thNudest: 2,042ndLargest Mining Sector: 2,116thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 4,260thMost Primitive: 4,603rdHighest Economic Output: 5,051stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6,400thMost Stationary: 6,514thHighest Average Incomes: 7,245thMost Efficient Economies: 7,756thRudest Citizens: 8,076thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 10,626thMost Influential: 10,782ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,613thTop
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Largest Gambling Industry: 15,487thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 17,512thLargest Governments: 19,583rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 20,989thLargest Populations: 21,517thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 22,015thHighest Disposable Incomes: 25,390thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 27,076thMost Valuable International Artwork: 28,473rd
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Fantalandia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and Most Avoided and the Top 5% for Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Average Incomes, and Most Stationary.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, "What's the Frequency, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent?" is a favorite phrase of backyard radio broadcasters when interrupting official diplomatic channels.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, Fanta Fountain's back alleys are rife with sausage eating.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, coastal cities are being moved a dozen miles inland to reduce flooding risk.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens".
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, community theaters are known for their bawdy renditions of 'Springtime for Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent'.
  • : Following new legislation in Fantalandia, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars.

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