by Max Barry

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Largest Insurance Industry: 10,869thLargest Agricultural Sector: 11,652ndLargest Retail Industry: 26,487th
The Straight Connection of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
From station to station back to Dusseldorf City
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Some

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Trans-Europa Express

Population8.127 billion

CapitalSpiegelsaal

CurrencyMetall auf Metall
AnimalSchaufensterpuppen

The Straight Connection of Trans-Europa Express is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, ban on automobiles, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed population of 8.127 billion Trans-Europa Expressians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Spiegelsaal. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.2%.

The strong Trans-Europa Expressian economy, worth 585 trillion Metall auf Metalls 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 71,990 Metall auf Metalls, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

The Hanging Gardens account for half of Spiegelsaal's water use, homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities, posters of politicians in sensual poses can be found on the walls of teenagers' rooms, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Trans-Europa Express's national animal is the Schaufensterpuppen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Trans-Europa Express is ranked 34,206th in the world and 114th in Bytes for Most Stationary, with 1,296.4103855746 days.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 10,869thLargest Agricultural Sector: 11,652ndTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 26,487thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 28,170th
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 8th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 9th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 9th in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 13th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 13th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Trans-Europa Express's influence in Bytes fell from "Apprentice" to "Squire".
  • : Trans-Europa Express's influence in Bytes rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Trans-Europa Express's influence in Bytes fell from "Apprentice" to "Squire".
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.
  • : Trans-Europa Express was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Workforce Participation Rate.

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