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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 147thMost Valuable International Artwork: 333rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 446th
The Island Kingdom of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Honor, Virtue, and Power
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Amaabj

Population11.164 billion

Capitalˈkaekau
LeaderKing pulāi I
FaithAmaaism

Currency
AnimalFlying Fish

The Island Kingdom of Amaabj is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King pulāi I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory vegetarianism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.164 billion Amaans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ˈkaekau. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Amaan economy, worth a remarkable 3,398 trillion Wōs 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, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 304,444 Wōs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee, and war criminals are given full state funerals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amaabj's national animal is the Flying Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Amaaism.

Amaabj is ranked 274,573rd in the world and 34th in Union of Allied States for Safest, scoring 7.5 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 147thMost Valuable International Artwork: 333rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 446thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 503rdMost Devout: 714thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 846thLargest Black Market: 1,481stMost Patriotic: 1,602ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,680thMost Armed: 1,868thLowest Crime Rates: 2,026thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,048thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,452ndLargest Governments: 2,669thHighest Average Incomes: 2,797thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,903rdTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 2,961stMost Authoritarian: 3,438thMost Subsidized Industry: 3,582ndHighest Poor Incomes: 3,836thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,285thMost Conservative: 4,722ndBest Weather: 5,254thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,294thMost Advanced Public Transport: 5,468thHighest Economic Output: 6,179thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 9,248thMost Efficient Economies: 9,351stMost Developed: 10,401stLargest Information Technology Sector: 11,223rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 12,668thLongest Average Lifespans: 14,278thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,704thMost Scientifically Advanced: 22,591stSmartest Citizens: 24,210thMost Extreme: 24,788thMost Cultured: 28,906th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 2nd in the regionBest Weather: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, war criminals are given full state funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, slavers view "what did your last slave die of" as a request for a demonstration.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, hundreds of sailors ride the good ship King Pulāi I day after day.
  • : Amaabj was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, it is a crime to operate a combine harvester while intoxicated.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, small shoes often wash up on the beach.

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