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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,458thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,099thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,136th
The Cyan-Depleted Cartridges of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Brrrrrrrr
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Printer303

Population5.55 billion

Currencycard
Animallegendary

The Cyan-Depleted Cartridges of Printer303 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its daily referendums, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.55 billion Printer303ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 88.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Printer303ian economy, worth 802 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,605 cards, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Stern tutting by international commentators has persuaded Printer303 to disarm, intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works, chocolate in Printer303 has its flavour enhanced by the salty tears of enslaved factory workers, and doctors prescribe medicines produced by the last pharmaceutical company to give them a free pen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer303's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer303 is ranked 95,392nd in the world and 1,507th in Two for Largest Populations, with 5.55 billion capita.

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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,458thTop
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,099thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,136thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,155thLargest Mining Sector: 7,129thMost Devout: 8,248thMost Efficient Economies: 9,048thNudest: 9,077thLargest Agricultural Sector: 9,190thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11,095thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,716thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,299thTop
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Largest Black Market: 14,887thLargest Governments: 15,120thMost Advanced Public Education: 15,498thMost Cultured: 18,368thMost Corrupt Governments: 19,489thLowest Crime Rates: 20,016thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21,714thMost Developed: 22,401stLargest Retail Industry: 24,161stHighest Average Incomes: 24,404thLargest Welfare Programs: 27,943rd
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 241st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 257th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Printer303 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Printer303 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed, Highest Wealthy Incomes, Most Advanced Public Education, Largest Black Market, and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, doctors prescribe medicines produced by the last pharmaceutical company to give them a free pen.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, chocolate in Printer303 has its flavour enhanced by the salty tears of enslaved factory workers.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, intellectual snobbery has the cognoscenti sneering at anyone who doesn't have an opinion on the semiological drift of Umberto Eco's works.
  • : Printer303 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, stern tutting by international commentators has persuaded Printer303 to disarm.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, when people want to start a family the government helps them planet carefully.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, human pie shops continue to receive shipments of meat from Spleeny Rodd's.
  • : Following new legislation in Printer303, businesses often fire workers in favour of cheaper automatic systems.

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