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Most Secular: 2,257thHighest Poor Incomes: 4,298thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,442nd
The Onion Rings of
Corrupt Dictatorship
They put estrogen in my onion rings!
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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ImsaliA

Population10.362 billion

Capitalhome
LeaderIbiusqail
Faithfishing

Currencyunknown syringe
Animalpiece of glass

The Onion Rings of ImsaliA is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ibiusqail with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 10.362 billion test subjects are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of home. The average income tax rate is 88.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient dead economy, worth a remarkable 2,093 trillion unknown syringes 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. 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 an amazing 202,019 unknown syringes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation thirsts for new freedoms, women have a strange proclivity for dressing up as caped weasels, owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning, and the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ImsaliA's national animal is the piece of glass, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is fishing.

ImsaliA is ranked 255,835th in the world and 11,036th in Osiris for Longest Average Lifespans, with 62.88 years.

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Most Secular: 2,257thTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 4,298thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,442ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,777thMost Inclusive: 7,264thLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,608thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,524thMost Subsidized Industry: 8,713thMost Efficient Economies: 9,066thLargest Publishing Industry: 9,128thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,134thLargest Governments: 9,219thSmartest Citizens: 9,591stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10,562ndHighest Average Incomes: 11,004thMost Accessible: 11,071stHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,126thMost Corrupt Governments: 11,178thMost Advanced Public Education: 11,563rdLargest Black Market: 11,575thHighest Food Quality: 15,178thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15,497thHighest Economic Output: 15,703rdTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 16,666thLowest Crime Rates: 17,523rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 17,839thMost Income Equality: 21,370thLargest Retail Industry: 23,108thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28,027thMost Cultured: 28,497thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 29,215thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 30,998th
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Most Secular: 96th in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 151st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 160th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 170th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 259th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 291st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 299th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 328th in the regionLargest Black Market: 354th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 369th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 371st in the regionMost Inclusive: 382nd in the regionLargest Governments: 412th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 419th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 459th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 478th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 521st in the regionMost Accessible: 534th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 538th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 554th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 566th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 655th in the regionTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 674th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 791st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 852nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 878th in the regionMost Income Equality: 917th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,000th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,125th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,198th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,221st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : ImsaliA's influence in Osiris rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : ImsaliA's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : ImsaliA altered its national flag.
  • : ImsaliA was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs.
  • : ImsaliA was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : ImsaliA was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : ImsaliA was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : ImsaliA's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : ImsaliA's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : ImsaliA was refounded in Osiris.

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