Nation/The Great Lion

The Aslan's Country of The Great Lion is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, unlimited-speed roads, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 556 million Great Lions are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Administration, although Spirituality, Defense, and Education are also considered important, while Law & Order and Healthcare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cair Paravel. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.

The strong Great Lionese economy, worth 21.5 trillion horns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,739 horns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 109,353 per year while the poor average 10,985, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment, copyright laws have been abolished, the industries of The Great Lion are coughing all the way to the bank, and workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Great Lion's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Great Lion is ranked 88,872nd in the world and 45th in Narnia for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,105.69 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.