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Largest Information Technology Sector: 139thMost Subsidized Industry: 196thHighest Average Incomes: 309th
The Absolute Fascistic Monarchy of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Blood for the old Gods, Water for the New King
King Logan XIV
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Ptolemaicia

Population12.1 billion

CapitalKhemenu
LeaderKing Logan XIV
FaithKemeticism

CurrencyDedun Nebun
AnimalDjehuty Ibis

The Absolute Fascistic Monarchy of Ptolemaicia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Logan XIV with an iron fist, and renowned for its soft-spoken computers, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 12.1 billion Kemetics 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Khemenu. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ptolemaician economy, worth a remarkable 6,565 trillion Dedun Nebuns 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 Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 a breathtaking 542,570 Dedun Nebuns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, libraries are bulldozed to make way for internet cafés, and unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Khemenu make great practice for foreign snipers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ptolemaicia's national animal is the Djehuty Ibis, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Kemeticism.

Ptolemaicia is ranked 287,487th in the world and 6,787th in the Rejected Realms for Safest, scoring 4.65 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 139thMost Subsidized Industry: 196thHighest Average Incomes: 309thLargest Black Market: 340thLargest Agricultural Sector: 367thMost Advanced Public Education: 380thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 428thMost Scientifically Advanced: 519thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 524thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 550thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 610thHighest Poor Incomes: 640thMost Efficient Economies: 652ndMost Corrupt Governments: 735thMost Developed: 902ndMost Secular: 944thMost Patriotic: 955thLongest Average Lifespans: 962ndLargest Retail Industry: 1,112thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,113thLowest Crime Rates: 1,113thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,134thLargest Governments: 1,138thMost Cultured: 1,147thMost Armed: 1,198thHealthiest Citizens: 1,333rdSmartest Citizens: 1,377thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,419thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,446thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,552ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,656thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,876thHighest Economic Output: 2,068thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,209thBest Weather: 2,400thHighest Food Quality: 2,503rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,774thTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3,024thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,839thRudest Citizens: 6,901stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,465thMost Authoritarian: 13,198thTop
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Largest Gambling Industry: 29,093rd
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 8th in the regionLargest Black Market: 11th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 11th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 11th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 12th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 17th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 18th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 18th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 21st in the regionMost Patriotic: 23rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 28th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 28th in the regionMost Developed: 29th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 32nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 32nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 32nd in the regionMost Cultured: 33rd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 34th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 34th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 36th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 36th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 40th in the regionLargest Governments: 41st in the regionMost Secular: 42nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 43rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 43rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 43rd in the regionMost Armed: 43rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 49th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 49th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 58th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 63rd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 63rd in the regionBest Weather: 65th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 65th in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 74th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 81st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 97th in the regionRudest Citizens: 188th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 266th in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 416th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 600th in the regionLargest Populations: 677th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Khemenu make great practice for foreign snipers.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, libraries are bulldozed to make way for internet cafés.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia.
  • : Ptolemaicia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Kemetics any less frightened.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, hit TV show 'The eXecution Factor' is a critical success.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, the realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools.
  • : Following new legislation in Ptolemaicia, a soldier's body is a temple.

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