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Koem Kab was Condemned by Security Council Resolution # 287
Most Valuable International Artwork: 2ndHighest Average Incomes: 27thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 35th
The Empire of
Father Knows Best State
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Koem Kab

Population16.064 billion

CapitalFederick City
LeaderThe Great Leader
FaithKoem Kabism

Currencypound
Animalporpoise

The Empire of Koem Kab is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Great Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, enforced nudity, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 16.064 billion Koem Kabs are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Federick City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Koem Kabian economy, worth an astonishing 14,664 trillion pounds 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, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 a breathtaking 912,889 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

A signed affidavit from a prominent anti-corruption advocate declares that she is in fact a crook after all, school lockers are filled with fancy underwear, political speeches that drill deep into bureaucratic fine detail could be said to be a little boring, and the military has forsaken terrestrial warfare. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Koem Kab's national animal is the porpoise, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Koem Kabism.

Koem Kab is ranked 30,890th in the world and 1st in The Secret Order for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 6,110.44 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2ndHighest Average Incomes: 27thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 35thMost Scientifically Advanced: 59thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 74thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 76thMost Efficient Economies: 79thMost Subsidized Industry: 88thMost Secular: 91stLargest Black Market: 94thLargest Information Technology Sector: 95thMost Corrupt Governments: 130thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 133rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 186thLargest Governments: 228thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 234thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 238thLargest Insurance Industry: 267thLargest Agricultural Sector: 277thMost Armed: 294thSmartest Citizens: 331stLargest Mining Sector: 338thHighest Economic Output: 341stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 348thMost Patriotic: 362ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 475thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 497thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 540thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 551stLargest Retail Industry: 602ndHighest Poor Incomes: 628thLargest Publishing Industry: 651stMost Advanced Public Education: 659thRudest Citizens: 683rdLowest Crime Rates: 696thHighest Average Tax Rates: 807thMost Rebellious Youth: 864thMost Cultured: 918thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 921stFattest Citizens: 1,072ndNudest: 1,682ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,897thMost Developed: 2,868thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,284thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,795thMost Stationary: 12,183rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 12,848thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 14,114thMost Influential: 14,543rdTop
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Most Popular Tourist Destinations: 23,946thLargest Populations: 24,023rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 26,876th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Koem Kab was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Koem Kab was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Patriotic, Highest Average Incomes, Most Scientifically Advanced, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, the military has forsaken terrestrial warfare.
  • : Koem Kab was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, political speeches that drill deep into bureaucratic fine detail could be said to be a little boring.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, school lockers are filled with fancy underwear.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, a signed affidavit from a prominent anti-corruption advocate declares that she is in fact a crook after all.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment.
  • : Following new legislation in Koem Kab, sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors.

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