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Largest Insurance Industry: 112thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 291stHighest Economic Output: 322nd
The Supremely Utopian Empire of
Father Knows Best State
All Hail (fill in the blank, whomever leads today)!
Influence
Superpower
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Gravlen

Population45.809 billion

CapitalGravlen MegaCity One
LeaderLord Gravlen the First
Faithworship of the great Penguin

CurrencyGravel
Animalfurious penguin

The Supremely Utopian Empire of Gravlen is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Lord Gravlen the First with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 45.809 billion Gravlenians 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 tiny, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gravlen MegaCity One. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Gravlenian economy, worth an astonishing 16,930 trillion Gravels a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 369,580 Gravels, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,227,468 per year while the poor average 27,580, a ratio of 80.8 to 1.

Atheists are heavily taxed, tourists avoid using the nation's bugged phones and monitored internet, long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences, and turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gravlen's national animal is the furious penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is worship of the great Penguin.

Gravlen is ranked 4,413th in the world and 1st in The Isles O Chocolate Coatings for Most Influential, scoring 12,869 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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1%
Largest Insurance Industry: 112thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 291stHighest Economic Output: 322ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 323rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 350thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 429thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 713thLargest Populations: 856thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 943rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,006thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,036thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,168thHighest Average Incomes: 1,498thLargest Mining Sector: 1,673rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,856thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,904thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,214thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,407thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,609thFattest Citizens: 2,793rdTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,123rdSmartest Citizens: 3,290thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,642ndMost Influential: 4,413thLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,510thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,428thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,435thLargest Retail Industry: 5,950thLowest Crime Rates: 6,772ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,164thMost Stationary: 7,447thMost Developed: 8,045thLargest Governments: 8,494thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,014thRudest Citizens: 9,853rdSafest: 10,814thMost Secular: 11,799thLargest Agricultural Sector: 15,019thTop
10%
Most World Assembly Endorsements: 15,916thMost Cultured: 16,992ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 18,789thLargest Black Market: 23,627thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 26,328thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 29,367th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Gravlen's influence in The Isles O Chocolate Coatings fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
  • : Gravlen's influence in The Isles O Chocolate Coatings rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Smartest Citizens, the Top 5% for Most World Assembly Endorsements, and the Top 10% for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.

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