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Most Pro-Market: 2,161stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4,271stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 7,661st
The Queendom of
Capitalizt
Long Live The Queen
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Ysterfontein

Population6.166 billion

CurrencyNation States Dollar
AnimalBullshark

The Queendom of Ysterfontein is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its smutty television, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 6.166 billion Ysterfonteinians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Spirituality, with Defense and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The strong Ysterfonteinian economy, worth 339 trillion Nation States Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 55,024 Nation States Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 356,700 per year while the poor average 3,394, a ratio of 105 to 1.

Toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, the tenet of free speech is held dear, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ysterfontein's national animal is the Bullshark.

Ysterfontein is ranked 32,547th in the world and 1,208th in Osiris for Most Primitive, scoring 68.63 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Most Pro-Market: 2,161stTop
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4,271stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 7,661stHighest Crime Rates: 7,813thTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 15,456thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 18,053rdMost Cheerful Citizens: 18,397thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19,785thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 20,895thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 23,659thHighest Drug Use: 24,111thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 26,915th
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Most Pro-Market: 24th in the regionTop
5%
Most Extensive Civil Rights: 124th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 145th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 242nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 326th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 433rd in the regionTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 676th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 820th in the regionMost Extreme: 826th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 857th in the regionFattest Citizens: 863rd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,061st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,105th in the regionMost Armed: 1,106th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Crime Rates and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
  • : Ysterfontein was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
  • : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Ysterfontein's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Ysterfontein was refounded in Osiris.
  • : Ysterfontein ceased to exist in Northern Ocean.

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