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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 5,056thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6,431stHighest Disposable Incomes: 11,751st
The Steak Empire of
New York Times Democracy
Freedom means steak, steak means hope
Kingsteak
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Superb

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Bjourn

Population11.668 billion

CapitalThe Citadel
LeaderKingsteak
FaithMiSteakism

CurrencyCoin
Animalsheep

The Steak Empire of Bjourn is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Kingsteak with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.668 billion Bjournians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 23.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Bjournian economy, worth a remarkable 1,203 trillion Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 103,183 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Kingsteak claims no responsibility for what Kingsteak's government does, snap elections are called whenever there's a chance to increase Kingsteak's majority, a popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street", and the nation is regarded as a paragon of democracy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bjourn's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is MiSteakism.

Bjourn is ranked 102,374th in the world and 4,865th in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 5,056thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 6,431stHighest Disposable Incomes: 11,751stLargest Retail Industry: 14,626thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 23,384thLargest Publishing Industry: 23,879thMost Valuable International Artwork: 25,787thMost Secular: 27,207thSmartest Citizens: 28,906th
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 276th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 320th in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 660th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 783rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1,188th in the regionLargest Populations: 1,202nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,203rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Bjourn altered its national flag.
  • : Bjourn's influence in Balder rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Bjourn was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Bjourn was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Bjourn's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Bjourn was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
  • : Bjourn's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Bjourn's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Bjourn was refounded in Balder.
  • : Bjourn ceased to exist in The Black Hawks.

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