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Most Armed: 469thHighest Crime Rates: 548thLargest Agricultural Sector: 606th
The Unitary State of
Benevolent Dictatorship
Ethics are just holding us back
Glorious Sun Leader
Influence
Sprat
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Zimmerdachen

Population15.049 billion

CapitalHaben
LeaderGlorious Sun Leader

CurrencyRaun
AnimalFrog

The Unitary State of Zimmerdachen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Glorious Sun Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 15.049 billion Zimmerdens enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The tiny, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haben. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Zimmerdachian economy, worth a remarkable 4,603 trillion Rauns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 305,878 Rauns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,100,175 per year while the poor average 60,871, a ratio of 18.1 to 1.

The recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, children often kick Frogs for amusement, and all astronauts are hot twenty-something models selected because they have 'the right stuff'. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zimmerdachen's national animal is the Frog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zimmerdachen is ranked 2,330th in the world and 85th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 246 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Armed: 469thHighest Crime Rates: 548thLargest Agricultural Sector: 606thMost Secular: 666thHighest Disposable Incomes: 683rdRudest Citizens: 789thLargest Information Technology Sector: 807thMost Valuable International Artwork: 824thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 910thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 917thFattest Citizens: 927thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,094thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,225thLargest Retail Industry: 1,372ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,621stLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,970thSmartest Citizens: 1,995thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,119thMost Cultured: 2,330thLargest Gambling Industry: 2,559thHighest Average Incomes: 2,698thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,766thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,162ndMost Efficient Economies: 3,447thHighest Economic Output: 3,783rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,324thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,901stMost Corrupt Governments: 6,424thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,668thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 7,265thLargest Publishing Industry: 10,164thLargest Governments: 11,152ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12,679thHighest Food Quality: 14,499thTop
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Largest Black Market: 18,671stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 19,100thLargest Populations: 26,413thMost Subsidized Industry: 28,158thMost Advanced Public Education: 29,249th
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Most Armed: 18th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 21st in the regionMost Secular: 24th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 25th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 28th in the regionRudest Citizens: 29th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 31st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 33rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 35th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 36th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 42nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 45th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 53rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 56th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 67th in the regionMost Cultured: 85th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 100th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 112th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 113th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 122nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 123rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 127th in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 140th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 148th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 203rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 255th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 412th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 520th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 548th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 552nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 661st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 699th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 842nd in the regionLargest Populations: 888th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 981st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 991st in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1,062nd in the regionMost Influential: 1,112th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,203rd in the regionMost Stationary: 1,247th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,247th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, all astronauts are hot twenty-something models selected because they have 'the right stuff'.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, children often kick Frogs for amusement.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, a politician who is photographed pulling a funny face while eating can say goodbye to their credibility.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, Glorious Sun Leader reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions.
  • : Following new legislation in Zimmerdachen, people are often woken up by rubbish music.

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