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Nudest: 272ndHighest Drug Use: 535thLargest Gambling Industry: 614th
The XXX of
Corporate Bordello
Xxx
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Excellent

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

XXX

Population26.111 billion

CapitalXXX
LeaderXXX
FaithXXX

Currencyxxx
Animalxxx

The XXX of XXX is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by XXX with a fair hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 26.111 billion XXXES are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Education is also considered important, while Law & Order and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of XXX. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.2%.

The frighteningly efficient XXXian economy, worth a remarkable 4,830 trillion xxxes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 184,991 xxxes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 621,905 per year while the poor average 40,802, a ratio of 15.2 to 1.

The government thinks XXXES can achieve social cohesion by drinking soda together, police detectives carry phrenology calipers as part of their standard kit, machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, and the XXXian Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne". Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. XXX's national animal is the xxx, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is XXX.

XXX is ranked 15,266th in the world and 897th in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 326.08 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Nudest: 272ndHighest Drug Use: 535thLargest Gambling Industry: 614thHighest Crime Rates: 745thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 875thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 971stLargest Insurance Industry: 1,436thMost Avoided: 1,579thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,690thMost Armed: 1,814thHighest Disposable Incomes: 2,021stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,110thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,470thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,605thTop
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Fattest Citizens: 3,120thHighest Economic Output: 3,560thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,142ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,469thRudest Citizens: 6,924thLargest Populations: 7,131stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 8,846thLargest Retail Industry: 11,634thMost Efficient Economies: 12,597thHighest Average Incomes: 12,773rdTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 15,266thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 15,702ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 16,756thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 19,995thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 22,071stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 23,581stSmartest Citizens: 27,735thLargest Publishing Industry: 28,582nd
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Nudest: 10th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 27th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 29th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 41st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 46th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 72nd in the regionMost Avoided: 81st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 84th in the regionMost Armed: 94th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 100th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 103rd in the regionTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 111th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 124th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 160th in the regionFattest Citizens: 176th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 179th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 196th in the regionLargest Populations: 226th in the regionRudest Citizens: 315th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 329th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 433rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 524th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 601st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 678th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 787th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 837th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 897th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 904th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,033rd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,039th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : XXX was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
  • : XXX was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes, Most Avoided, and Highest Crime Rates and the Top 5% for Most Valuable International Artwork and Highest Economic Output.
  • : XXX's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : XXX's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : XXX's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : XXX's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : XXX was refounded in Balder.
  • : XXX ceased to exist in Osiris.
  • : XXX was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : XXX was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.

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