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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,379thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,463rdMost Patriotic: 1,479th
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Prosperity is found through immense Famine
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The Odyssyian Islands

Population5.38 billion

CapitalPanau
LeaderLord Sturm the Unbearing
FaithLos Illuminados

CurrencyPlutonium
AnimalParched Wendigo

The United Kingdom of The Odyssyian Islands is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Lord Sturm the Unbearing with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.38 billion Odyssyians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Panau. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Odyssyian Islandsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,251 trillion Plutoniums a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 232,563 Plutoniums, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Expats return home to a government devoid of social and environmental agencies, a 10000 Islands Tourist Association survey has rated The Odyssyian Islands #1 for number twos, mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past, and the elderly live on a steady diet of canned beans in dreary government housing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Odyssyian Islands's national animal is the Parched Wendigo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Los Illuminados.

The Odyssyian Islands is ranked 1,478th in the world and 15th in 10000 Islands for Most Patriotic, with 107.52 flags saluted per person per day.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,379thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,463rdMost Patriotic: 1,479thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,504thLargest Mining Sector: 2,838thTop
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Most Influential: 3,217thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,420thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,949thLargest Black Market: 5,774thHighest Average Incomes: 6,718thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,237thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,999thLowest Crime Rates: 8,614thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 8,822ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 8,951stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 9,200thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,257thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 11,011thLongest Average Lifespans: 11,105thHealthiest Citizens: 11,642ndMost Efficient Economies: 13,055thMost Developed: 13,912thLargest Information Technology Sector: 14,098thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 14,609thLargest Agricultural Sector: 18,191stMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,694thHighest Poor Incomes: 20,095thLargest Governments: 21,486thHighest Economic Output: 22,982ndMost Authoritarian: 24,508thMost Advanced Public Education: 24,934thSmartest Citizens: 25,587thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25,769th
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 11th in the regionMost Patriotic: 15th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 16th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 21st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 24th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 39th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 46th in the regionLargest Black Market: 48th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 53rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 54th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 56th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 62nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 78th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 79th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 84th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 85th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Odyssyian Islands was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans and Most Developed.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, the elderly live on a steady diet of canned beans in dreary government housing.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, mandatory neutering has made purebred dogs a thing of the past.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, a 10000 Islands Tourist Association survey has rated The Odyssyian Islands #1 for number twos.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, expats return home to a government devoid of social and environmental agencies.
  • : The Odyssyian Islands was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, children grow up long before the paperwork for their lemonade stands can be sorted out.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, people who have had childhood imaginary friends are told they can't ever be trusted with guns.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, self-driving cars are unpopular due to suspicion that they murder their passengers.
  • : Following new legislation in The Odyssyian Islands, the once prosperous capital is in utter decline.

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