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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,617thMost Armed: 5,120thLargest Mining Sector: 6,465th
The Loving Couple of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Lumity
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Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Art-F4n-

Population4.873 billion

CapitalEmperor's Castle
LeaderBelos
FaithCards

Currencysnail
Animalowl

The Loving Couple of Art-F4n- is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Belos with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, conspicuous electricity pylons, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.873 billion Art-F4n-ians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emperor's Castle. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Art-F4n-ian economy, worth 598 trillion snails a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,839 snails, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 432,524 per year while the poor average 25,260, a ratio of 17.1 to 1.

Supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets, the youth vote is only counted when kindergarten teachers ask who drew the best picture, Belos's speeches are beloved by insomniacs, and protests are prohibited from blocking traffic. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Art-F4n-'s national animal is the owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Cards.

Art-F4n- is ranked 223,142nd in the world and 20th in USSD for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.67 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,617thMost Armed: 5,120thLargest Mining Sector: 6,465thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6,479thMost Secular: 8,745thTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 17,852ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 21,457thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 22,712thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,321stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 23,515thLargest Gambling Industry: 24,243rd
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Conservative: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, protests are prohibited from blocking traffic.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, Belos's speeches are beloved by insomniacs.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, the youth vote is only counted when kindergarten teachers ask who drew the best picture.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, a milk bath costs more than bathing in money.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, sofas are perpetually on sales that Must End Soon.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, a long-distance hike gets students geared up for a long day at school.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, the canal flows through the land like a twisty turny thing.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, all the playground's a stage for Art-F4n-ian schoolchildren.
  • : Following new legislation in Art-F4n-, children grow up long before the paperwork for their lemonade stands can be sorted out.

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