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Largest Black Market: 4,520thMost Devout: 7,694thHighest Economic Output: 9,538th
The Neon of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Liberty
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Ne

Population14.667 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Neon of Ne is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, digital currency, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.667 billion Neans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nean economy, worth a remarkable 2,476 trillion Golds 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an impressive 168,841 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists are not permitted to ask questions, exported livestock are wined and dined before they are flat ironed, the government invades its allies more than its enemies, and homeless people dying of starvation are thought to be a necessary cost of preventing terrorism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ne's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ne is ranked 56,508th in the world and 3,305th in Osiris for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,885.17 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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Largest Black Market: 4,520thMost Devout: 7,694thHighest Economic Output: 9,538thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,543rdMost Patriotic: 10,615thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10,804thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 12,162ndHighest Poor Incomes: 13,511thMost Corrupt Governments: 13,519thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 14,779thMost Authoritarian: 16,401stHighest Average Incomes: 16,749thMost Cultured: 21,668thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 22,299thMost Developed: 22,633rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 23,347thLargest Information Technology Sector: 24,774thLargest Populations: 27,650thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 28,608th
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Largest Black Market: 321st in the regionMost Devout: 441st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 528th in the regionTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 668th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 744th in the regionMost Patriotic: 805th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 817th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 839th in the regionLargest Populations: 896th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 957th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 985th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,099th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ne was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic, Largest Black Market, Highest Poor Incomes, and Highest Economic Output and the Top 10% for Most Developed.
  • : Ne's influence in Osiris rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Ne's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Ne's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Ne's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Ne was refounded in Osiris.
  • : Ne ceased to exist in Lazarus.
  • : Ne's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Ne's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Ne was refounded in Lazarus.

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