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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 328thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 328thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 348th
The Empire of
Capitalist Paradise
Trois États, Une Impératrice
Influence
Instigator
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Aikoland

Population24.39 billion

CapitalVille d'Aiko
LeaderPrime Minister Mélodie Bélanger

CurrencyAikolandais franc
AnimalAikolandais crested eagle

The Empire of Aikoland is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Mélodie Bélanger with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, deadly medical pandemics, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 24.39 billion Aikolandais are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education, Defense, and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ville d'Aiko. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Aikolandais economy, worth a remarkable 8,569 trillion Aikolandais francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 351,348 Aikolandais francs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,658,962 per year while the poor average 13,051, a ratio of 203 to 1.

Clandestine emigration to countries with labor laws is all the rage, surfers ride tsunamis of record height and toxicity, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations, and the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Aikoland's national animal is the Aikolandais crested eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Aikoland is ranked 148,666th in the world and 20th in Osakaland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.44 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 328thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 328thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 348thHighest Disposable Incomes: 426thMost Devout: 448thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 455thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 530thLargest Retail Industry: 539thFattest Citizens: 698thRudest Citizens: 716thMost Efficient Economies: 759thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 968thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,156thHighest Economic Output: 1,178thMost Avoided: 1,181stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,186thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,265thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,307thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,327thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,447thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,480thHighest Average Incomes: 1,702ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,887thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,312thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,577thTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 3,259thLargest Gambling Industry: 3,396thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 3,564thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,703rdMost Subsidized Industry: 4,582ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,227thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,197thSmartest Citizens: 6,936thMost Influential: 7,781stLargest Populations: 8,821stMost Stationary: 10,633rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,750thMost Cultured: 12,855thTop
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Largest Governments: 18,214thMost Armed: 21,724thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22,865thLargest Black Market: 24,047thMost Pro-Market: 26,174thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 27,670th
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Influential: 2nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, surfers ride tsunamis of record height and toxicity.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, clandestine emigration to countries with labor laws is all the rage.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, national surveys report that bellies are getting fuller while heads are getting emptier.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, the comic book series 'Prime Minister Mélodie Bélanger and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, the government is a law unto itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, Prime Minister Mélodie Bélanger's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets.
  • : Following new legislation in Aikoland, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid.

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