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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 2,694thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4,369thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,582nd
The Holy Dictatorship of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Facite praecepta et pereant
Ethel Einar Bioteca
Influence
Newcomer
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Knowmare

Population6.866 billion

CapitalDoltux
LeaderEthel Einar Bioteca
FaithUodism

CurrencyDollar
AnimalScreeching Beetle

The Holy Dictatorship of Knowmare is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Ethel Einar Bioteca with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.866 billion Knowmareans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Doltux. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Knowmarean economy, worth a remarkable 1,172 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, Information Technology, 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 an impressive 170,791 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Ersatz chicken has left the nation's citizens with a bad taste in their mouths, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knowmare's national animal is the Screeching Beetle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Uodism.

Knowmare is ranked 30,844th in the world and 2,173rd in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 2,694thTop
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4,369thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,582ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,722ndLargest Black Market: 7,300thMost Devout: 7,973rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,252ndMost Avoided: 9,552ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 10,269thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11,364thMost Authoritarian: 11,572ndMost Corrupt Governments: 12,279thNudest: 13,254thHighest Poor Incomes: 14,576thTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 15,417thHighest Average Incomes: 15,630thMost Patriotic: 15,729thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,871stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,283rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,525thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 19,770thMost Efficient Economies: 23,776thHighest Economic Output: 24,219thLargest Information Technology Sector: 25,687thLargest Governments: 27,729th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 180th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 259th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 317th in the regionMost Devout: 470th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 508th in the regionMost Avoided: 578th in the regionNudest: 646th in the regionLargest Black Market: 653rd in the regionTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 689th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 746th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 827th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 851st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 974th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 991st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1,005th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1,021st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1,090th in the regionFattest Citizens: 1,180th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1,200th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,308th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion.
  • : Knowmare was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Mining Sector.
  • : Knowmare was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Knowmare's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Knowmare was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee.
  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, ersatz chicken has left the nation's citizens with a bad taste in their mouths.
  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, Knowmareans are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks.
  • : Following new legislation in Knowmare, it is illegal for a parent to tell a child to stop eating their boogers.

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