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Largest Insurance Industry: 1stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 7th
The Little Brotherhood of
Corporate Police State
Guns. Lots of guns.
Influence
Eminence Grise
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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The Real Matrix

Population39.865 billion

CapitalJoseph City
LeaderJoseph
FaithJosephism

Currencymoney
Animalviper

The Little Brotherhood of The Real Matrix is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Joseph with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 39.865 billion followers of Joseph 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry and Healthcare are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joseph City. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Josephic economy, worth an astonishing 39,752 trillion monies a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 997,177 monies, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,522,450 per year while the poor average 90,622, a ratio of 60.9 to 1.

Gossip magazines are more interested in astrological stars than celebrity ones, the word 'elite' appears as a synonym for various insults in the Josephic Colonial Thesaurus, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, and no personal detail is too tiny for the suede-denim census police. 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. The Real Matrix's national animal is the viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Josephism.

The Real Matrix is ranked 459th in the world and 1st in The Axis of Evil for Lowest Crime Rates, with 201.85 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 1stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 7thLargest Mining Sector: 10thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 26thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 29thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 31stLargest Agricultural Sector: 33rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 40thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 58thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 82ndMost Corrupt Governments: 196thLargest Governments: 220thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 232ndMost Efficient Economies: 239thMost Subsidized Industry: 271stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 321stLowest Crime Rates: 459thMost Advanced Public Transport: 496thFattest Citizens: 557thLargest Retail Industry: 745thLargest Populations: 1,269thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,741stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,378thTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 3,920thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5,674thRudest Citizens: 5,966thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 18,844thHighest Poor Incomes: 20,521stLongest Average Lifespans: 23,603rdMost Conservative: 23,812thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27,956th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed and Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : The Real Matrix was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.

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