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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 1,029thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,030thFattest Citizens: 1,066th
The Range in Front of
Corporate Police State
Now all I can smell is PORK!
Joseph Robinette Joestar Jr
Influence
Newcomer
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

Overview Factbook Dispatches Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

The Front Range

Population4.199 billion

CapitalCamp 1
LeaderJoseph Robinette Joestar Jr
FaithThe Cult of Personality

Currencymetal scrap
Animalgiant tick

The Range in Front of The Front Range is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Joseph Robinette Joestar Jr with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.199 billion Front Rangers 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, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Camp 1. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Front Ranger economy, worth 948 trillion metal scraps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 225,801 metal scraps, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,701,142 per year while the poor average 8,537, a ratio of 199 to 1.

The government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, the most ambitious parents buy a dozen lottery scratch-cards each week for their kids, and healthcare funding has been cut. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Front Range's national animal is the giant tick, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Personality.

The Front Range is ranked 289,862nd in the world and 5,403rd in the South Pacific for Safest, scoring 3.49 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 1,029thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,030thFattest Citizens: 1,066thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,186thHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,366thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,507thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,533rdHighest Crime Rates: 1,555thMost Armed: 1,640thMost Avoided: 1,801stLargest Retail Industry: 1,972ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,975thMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,989thTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 2,957thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,585thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 4,851stMost Patriotic: 4,913thMost Efficient Economies: 5,282ndRudest Citizens: 5,401stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,689thMost Corrupt Governments: 6,924thLargest Mining Sector: 7,325thHighest Average Incomes: 7,337thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,738thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,362ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,582ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 12,760thLargest Agricultural Sector: 14,388thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 15,261stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 20,311thMost Subsidized Industry: 20,686thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 23,172ndMost Cultured: 25,076th
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 10th in the regionFattest Citizens: 18th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 18th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 21st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 25th in the regionMost Avoided: 28th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 29th in the regionMost Armed: 30th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 31st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 33rd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 38th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 45th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 48th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 61st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 67th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 69th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 76th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 93rd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 102nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 105th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 111th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 117th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 121st in the regionRudest Citizens: 126th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 189th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 203rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 227th in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 281st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 322nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 355th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 357th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 394th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 402nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 454th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Front Range, healthcare funding has been cut.
  • : Following new legislation in The Front Range, the most ambitious parents buy a dozen lottery scratch-cards each week for their kids.
  • : Following new legislation in The Front Range, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense.
  • : Following new legislation in The Front Range, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake".
  • : The Front Range lodged a message on the The South Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : The Front Range lodged a message on the The South Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : The Front Range lodged a message on the The South Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : The Front Range was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in The Front Range, the flesh-eating lost souls that wander at night serve as a major tourist attraction (The Front Range has found 6 easter eggs).
  • : The Front Range's influence in The South Pacific rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".

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