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Rudest Citizens: 20thMost Armed: 32ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 32nd
The United States of
Corporate Bordello
Have You Met Tom
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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Brenner Islandia

Population15.767 billion

CurrencyMatts
AnimalJeff

The United States of Brenner Islandia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 15.767 billion Brenner Islandians 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 minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Brenner Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 6,788 trillion Matts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 430,524 Matts, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,457,513 per year while the poor average 36,555, a ratio of 67.2 to 1.

Computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails, airplanes have giant grilles on their noses to knock drones out of their path, village elders are often called in to interpret voting outcomes in Parliament, and sales of superhero insurance have skyrocketed after the government abandoned the police in favor of vigilantes. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Brenner Islandia's national animal is the Jeff, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Brenner Islandia is ranked 164,446th in the world and 3,171st in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 119.55108320948 days.

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Rudest Citizens: 20thMost Armed: 32ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 32ndHighest Crime Rates: 35thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 39thLargest Retail Industry: 40thLargest Gambling Industry: 43rdFattest Citizens: 43rdMost Avoided: 45thHighest Drug Use: 74thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 101stMost Ignorant Citizens: 133rdMost Rebellious Youth: 204thHighest Disposable Incomes: 205thMost Corrupt Governments: 373rdLargest Mining Sector: 420thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 437thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 515thHighest Average Incomes: 832ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 851stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,245thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,665thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,731stHighest Economic Output: 1,922ndTop
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Most Devout: 4,073rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 4,257thMost Efficient Economies: 4,968thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,508thLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,484thNudest: 13,324thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 16,798thLargest Populations: 24,597thMost Patriotic: 24,749thMost Pro-Market: 25,882ndLargest Black Market: 26,772ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27,447th
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Rudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 3rd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 4th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 5th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 6th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 12th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 16th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 19th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 33rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 45th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 67th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 73rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 89th in the regionTop
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 109th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 149th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 178th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 201st in the regionMost Devout: 224th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 275th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 326th in the regionMost Politically Free: 486th in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 590th in the regionNudest: 608th in the regionLargest Populations: 742nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 764th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Brenner Islandia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, sales of superhero insurance have skyrocketed after the government abandoned the police in favor of vigilantes.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, village elders are often called in to interpret voting outcomes in Parliament.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, airplanes have giant grilles on their noses to knock drones out of their path.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, people seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy.
  • : Brenner Islandia's influence in Osiris rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, choking on Matts is a leading cause of death for wild animals.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption.
  • : Following new legislation in Brenner Islandia, the daily weather forecast often predicts light showers of debris.

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