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The Seagoing Horde of Piratical Islanders

“Take what ya can, give nothin' back!”

Category: Anarchy
Civil Rights: Excessive	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Superb

Regional Influence: Eminence Grise

Location: Shipwreck Cove

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The Seagoing Horde of Piratical Islanders is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.425 billion live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal individuals is effectively ruled by the Department of Defence, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, followed by Gambling and Automobile Manufacturing.

An increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, and violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is crippling, probably because of the country's utter lack of prisons. Piratical Islanders's national animal is the Water Snake, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Violetism, and its currency is the Clam Shell.

Piratical Islanders is ranked 8th in Shipwreck Cove and 131,692nd in the world for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -335 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.

Easter Egg Top 1% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 1% of the world for Most Armed Top 5% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 5% of the world for Highest Drug Use Top 5% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry Top 10% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry Top 1% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights Top 1% of the world for Lowest Overall Tax Burden Top 10% of the world for Nudest Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market Top 5% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides Top 1% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector Top 1% of the world for Stupidest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 3 days 2 hours ago

2 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, concert pianists lie about their occupation to avoid ridicule.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news.
3 days 17 hours ago: Piratical Islanders lodged a message on the Shipwreck Cove Regional Message Board.
6 days ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, the nation's youth is held blameless for all crimes.
6 days ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights.
6 days ago: Piratical Islanders was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides (last census: Top 5%).
8 days ago: Following new legislation in Piratical Islanders, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister.