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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 48thLargest Insurance Industry: 54thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 71st
The Kabushiki Kaisha of
Compulsory Consumerist State
Inevitable, Inviolable, Invincible
Influence
Truckler
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

The KoZ

Population16.13 billion

CapitalOsaka
LeaderLord KoZ
Faitha major religion

CurrencyKoZ-koku
Animalwhite elk

The Kabushiki Kaisha of The KoZ is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Lord KoZ with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, smutty television, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 16.13 billion KoZians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osaka. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient KoZian economy, worth a remarkable 8,699 trillion KoZ-kokus a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 539,344 KoZ-kokus, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,568,953 per year while the poor average 31,394, a ratio of 113 to 1.

The government is avowedly atheist, euthanasia is legal, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, and reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The KoZ's national animal is the white elk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is a major religion.

The KoZ is ranked 79th in the world and 2nd in Feudal Japan for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 539,344.08 Standard Monetary Units.

Top
1%
Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 48thLargest Insurance Industry: 54thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 71stHighest Disposable Incomes: 79thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 116thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 143rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 148thLargest Mining Sector: 200thFattest Citizens: 227thLargest Agricultural Sector: 228thMost Avoided: 242ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 243rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 255thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 256thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 302ndHighest Average Incomes: 319thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 339thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 354thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 366thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 526thMost Armed: 623rdHighest Economic Output: 1,167thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,439thLargest Retail Industry: 2,457thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,549thTop
5%
Most Scientifically Advanced: 3,170thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,224thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,608thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3,769thRudest Citizens: 4,221stSmartest Citizens: 4,395thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,382ndMost Efficient Economies: 5,922ndLowest Crime Rates: 7,807thMost Valuable International Artwork: 11,667thTop
10%
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 15,843rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 23,725thLargest Populations: 23,783rdLargest Governments: 24,009thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 26,384thLargest Black Market: 28,518th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Incomes, Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Economic Output, Most Avoided, and Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : The KoZ's influence in Feudal Japan rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
  • : The KoZ lodged a message on the Feudal Japan Regional Message Board.
  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : The KoZ was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : The KoZ altered its national flag.
  • : The KoZ's influence in Feudal Japan rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".

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