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Most Advanced Public Transport: 129thMost Subsidized Industry: 169thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 397th
The Dear Leader of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Gest is Best
Influence
Vassal
Dear Leader
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Gest II

Population17.554 billion

CapitalGestodar
LeaderGest
FaithGestism

CurrencyDollar
AnimalCondor

The Dear Leader of Gest II is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Gest with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.554 billion Gestists 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gestodar. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Gestist economy, worth a remarkable 5,480 trillion Dollars 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 312,180 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence', naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, the once prosperous capital is in utter decline, and when people ask what the difference is between politicians and lawyers they are referred to document c15(iv) section 14.1 subsection 3.2 of the Jan 2015 political category definition guidance codes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Gest II's national animal is the Condor, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Gestism.

Gest II is ranked 289,783rd in the world and 243rd in The Invaders for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2.22 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 129thMost Subsidized Industry: 169thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 397thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 458thLargest Black Market: 476thLargest Mining Sector: 659thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,049thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,412thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,452ndLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,871stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,356thHighest Average Incomes: 2,595thHighest Economic Output: 2,902ndTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,051stMost Advanced Public Education: 3,178thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,328thMost Avoided: 3,340thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,590thLargest Governments: 3,777thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,970thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,096thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,708thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,269thLowest Crime Rates: 5,453rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,226thMost Conservative: 8,372ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,810thMost Authoritarian: 9,792ndMost Stationary: 12,354thMost Patriotic: 13,498thTop
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Most Secular: 14,692ndMost Influential: 14,716thMost Developed: 16,169thHealthiest Citizens: 17,079thLargest Populations: 20,727thMost Ignorant Citizens: 24,113th
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Most Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 5th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionMost Developed: 7th in the regionMost Avoided: 7th in the regionLargest Populations: 8th in the regionMost Stationary: 12th in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 14th in the regionMost Patriotic: 14th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14th in the regionMost Secular: 14th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 15th in the regionMost Conservative: 22nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Incomes, Largest Black Market, Highest Economic Output, and Highest Foreign Aid Spending and the Top 5% for Most Avoided.
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Gest II's influence in The Invaders rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : Gest II's influence in The Invaders fell from "Vassal" to "Apprentice".
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Efficient Economies and the Top 5% for Most Influential.
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Gest II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Gest II lodged a message on the The Invaders Regional Message Board.

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