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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 90thMost Subsidized Industry: 479thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 566th
The Watermelon Republic of
Corporate Police State
All Hail Emperor Watermelon!
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Sebatopia

Population10.826 billion

CapitalWatermelon City
LeaderPresident Watermelon
FaithChurch of Melon

CurrencyWatermelons
AnimalCapybara

The Watermelon Republic of Sebatopia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Watermelon with an iron fist, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, rampant corporate plagiarism, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.826 billion Watermelons are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Watermelon City. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Watermelon economy, worth a remarkable 5,053 trillion Watermelons a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 466,794 Watermelons, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,227,642 per year while the poor average 6,090, a ratio of 694 to 1.

Seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma, children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, and commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers. 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. Sebatopia's national animal is the Capybara, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of Melon.

Sebatopia is ranked 2,445th in the world and 7th in Eladen for Most Cultured, scoring 240 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
1%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 90thMost Subsidized Industry: 479thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 566thHighest Average Incomes: 601stLargest Retail Industry: 683rdLargest Black Market: 691stMost Efficient Economies: 906thLargest Agricultural Sector: 943rdRudest Citizens: 945thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 954thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,000thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,066thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,103rdFattest Citizens: 1,185thMost Devout: 1,284thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,291stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,396thMost Armed: 1,454thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,744thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,780thLargest Governments: 2,273rdMost Cultured: 2,445thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,448thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,620thLargest Mining Sector: 2,637thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,696thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,061stTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3,083rdMost Patriotic: 3,109thHighest Economic Output: 3,254thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,266thMost Valuable International Artwork: 3,300thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,375thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3,813thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,207thSmartest Citizens: 4,519thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,902ndLargest Insurance Industry: 8,130thLowest Crime Rates: 11,454thMost Developed: 12,514thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,839thTop
10%
Most Conservative: 18,605thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 21,607thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 26,099thLargest Gambling Industry: 26,529thMost Pro-Market: 28,958th
Top
5%
Most Conservative: 1st in the regionTop
10%
Most Extreme: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Sebatopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Sebatopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Sebatopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Sebatopia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in Sebatopia, commuter vessels have trouble staying afloat due to increased passengers.
  • : Sebatopia's influence in Eladen rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Following new legislation in Sebatopia, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning.
  • : Following new legislation in Sebatopia, children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers.
  • : Following new legislation in Sebatopia, seven-year-olds debate for weeks on the merits of the Oxford comma.
  • : Following new legislation in Sebatopia, a popular saying is "don't do the crime if you can't smash the lime(stone)".

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