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Most Authoritarian: 352ndMost Income Equality: 1,396thMost Extreme: 1,552nd
The Foam Eater of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Foam
Influence
Squire
Overseer of Talon Corps
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Basket Case
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Big Birdz

Population4.382 billion

CurrencyOrgan
AnimalRed Tailed Hawk

The Foam Eater of Big Birdz is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.382 billion Big Birdzians 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, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 58.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Big Birdzian economy, worth 25.9 trillion Organs 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 a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 5,914 Organs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dictionary sales have hit an all-time high, Leader is considering changing the Big Birdzian flag to one with more glitter, Leader claims to be the epitome of family values, and an alabaster statue of an ancient cat-deity takes pride of place in the centre of Big Birdz City. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Big Birdz's national animal is the Red Tailed Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Big Birdz is ranked 37,628th in the world and 62nd in The Black Hawks for Most Beautiful Environments, with 763.83 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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Most Authoritarian: 352ndMost Income Equality: 1,396thMost Extreme: 1,552ndTop
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Most Conservative: 4,523rdMost Secular: 4,886thMost Ignorant Citizens: 5,242ndTop
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Most Primitive: 15,559th
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Most Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Income Equality: 5th in the regionMost Secular: 13th in the regionMost Conservative: 16th in the regionTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 26th in the regionMost Primitive: 34th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 37th in the region

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