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Urial61

Population7.468 billion

Currencydollar
Animalhorse

The Republic of Urial61 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.468 billion Urial61ians 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 Defense, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Urial61ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,521 trillion dollars a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 203,786 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes, and lending money has become a major liability. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Urial61's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Urial61 is ranked 18,773rd in the world and 1,070th in Lazarus for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,380.83 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 823rdLargest Mining Sector: 832ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 895thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,455thMost Avoided: 2,809thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,246thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,286thMost Devout: 3,941stLargest Black Market: 4,533rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,340thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,722ndHighest Average Incomes: 9,770thHighest Poor Incomes: 9,993rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 12,611thNudest: 13,040thMost Patriotic: 13,120thTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 15,731stHighest Economic Output: 17,866thMost Efficient Economies: 17,886thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,773rdMost Developed: 19,000thLongest Average Lifespans: 22,022ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 24,447thLargest Welfare Programs: 26,081stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 27,305th
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Largest Mining Sector: 36th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 38th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 66th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 127th in the regionMost Avoided: 168th in the regionMost Devout: 225th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 287th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 293rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 312th in the regionLargest Black Market: 361st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 463rd in the regionTop
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Nudest: 601st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 627th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 667th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 821st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 994th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,041st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1,059th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1,070th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Urial61 was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided and the Top 5% for Most Patriotic, Highest Disposable Incomes, Highest Poor Incomes, and Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, lending money has become a major liability.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away.
  • : Urial61 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, the new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep.
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people".
  • : Following new legislation in Urial61, major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason.

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