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Largest Retail Industry: 469thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 686thLargest Mining Sector: 691st
The Great Love Story of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Always the better couple
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

People:606,060,989
Zombies:11,867,236,026
Dead:2,977,139,869
Survival Rate:3.92%

Beta Couple

Population15.45 billion

CapitalParadise
LeaderWingman
FaithCards

Currencylove
Animaldove

The Great Love Story of Beta Couple is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Wingman with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, keen interest in outer space, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.473 billion foils, 11.867 billion of whom are zombies, 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paradise. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 53.4%.

The frighteningly efficient the foil economy, worth a remarkable 4,289 trillion loves a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 277,612 loves, with the richest citizens earning 8.0 times as much as the poorest.

Motivational posters send motorists positive vibes in high-risk areas, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, an increasing number of animal species are named 'Bob', and the government is pouring funds into the nation's welfare system. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Beta Couple's national animal is the dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cards.

Beta Couple is ranked 290,717th in the world and 4,280th in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -8.37 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Largest Retail Industry: 469thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 686thLargest Mining Sector: 691stMost Avoided: 841stMost Corrupt Governments: 1,172ndFattest Citizens: 1,180thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,267thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,447thHighest Crime Rates: 1,875thLargest Black Market: 2,482ndLargest Gambling Industry: 2,995thTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 4,270thHighest Disposable Incomes: 4,322ndHighest Average Incomes: 4,564thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,921stHighest Economic Output: 5,922ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,985thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 6,037thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,420thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 8,033rdMost Stationary: 10,126thMost Efficient Economies: 11,510thMost Influential: 13,360thMost Advanced Public Education: 13,563rdMost Devout: 13,854thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,126thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15,363rdTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 18,165thLargest Information Technology Sector: 19,296thLargest Governments: 19,999thHighest Poor Incomes: 21,508thMost Dead: 27,165thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 27,372ndMost Zombies: 27,580thMost Armed: 28,672ndLargest Populations: 29,056thMost Survivors: 31,325th
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Largest Mining Sector: 12th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 20th in the regionMost Avoided: 22nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 29th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 33rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 37th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 46th in the regionTop
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Highest Crime Rates: 49th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 51st in the regionLargest Black Market: 52nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 57th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 69th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 85th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 106th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 129th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 136th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 143rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 170th in the regionMost Devout: 171st in the regionMost Stationary: 178th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 196th in the regionTop
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Most Armed: 286th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 311th in the regionMost Zombies: 365th in the regionMost Dead: 370th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 383rd in the regionLargest Populations: 386th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 391st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 450th in the regionRudest Citizens: 465th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 467th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Devout and Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Devout.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare and Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Beta Couple was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.

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