by Max Barry

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Most Secular: 3,301stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,957thLargest Welfare Programs: 5,792nd
The United Socialist States of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Under no pretext
Influence
Apprentice
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Dir Union

Population1.055 billion

LeaderDir

CurrencyDir
AnimalTrash panda

The United Socialist States of Dir Union is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Dir with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.055 billion Dir Unionians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 92.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dir Unionian economy, worth 131 trillion Dirs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 125,071 Dirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Television executives are interested in turning Dir's zany home life into a sitcom, military service is compulsory, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dir Union's national animal is the Trash panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Dir Union is ranked 14,020th in the world and 36th in The Internationale for Highest Workforce Participation Rate, with 77.58 Workforce Participation Rate.

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Most Secular: 3,301stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,957thLargest Welfare Programs: 5,792ndMost Inclusive: 7,273rdMost Compassionate Citizens: 7,728thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,769thHighest Average Tax Rates: 7,789thNicest Citizens: 8,241stMost Income Equality: 9,459thLongest Average Lifespans: 10,657thMost Advanced Public Education: 10,776thLowest Crime Rates: 11,207thHighest Poor Incomes: 11,214thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,475thHighest Food Quality: 11,826thMost Developed: 11,929thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,984thLargest Governments: 13,241stSafest: 13,383rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 13,476thSmartest Citizens: 13,701stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 14,020thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,117thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 14,555thHealthiest Citizens: 14,948thMost Beautiful Environments: 15,184thLargest Agricultural Sector: 15,441stTop
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Best Weather: 16,118thLargest Information Technology Sector: 20,395thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,039thMost Valuable International Artwork: 21,575thMost Scientifically Advanced: 21,638thMost Authoritarian: 26,131stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 26,369th
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 4th in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 8th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, military spending is on the increase.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses.
  • : Dir Union was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, military service is compulsory.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, television executives are interested in turning Dir's zany home life into a sitcom.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose.
  • : Dir Union was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments and Healthiest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you'.
  • : Following new legislation in Dir Union, hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms.

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