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Most Devout: 2,725thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,766thLargest Black Market: 2,808th
The Ever-Present Demon Child of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Everyone expects the Varanian Inquisition
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Geminga

Population13.075 billion

CurrencyObject Permanence
AnimalQuestion Mark

The Ever-Present Demon Child of Geminga is a titanic, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.075 billion Gemingans 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Gemingan economy, worth a remarkable 3,260 trillion Object Permanences 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. 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 249,389 Object Permanences, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 752,668 per year while the poor average 64,380, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

The recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, the government snoops on private internet connections, and going on a diet invalidates your passport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Geminga's national animal is the Question Mark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Geminga is ranked 327,503rd in the world and 2,716th in Eye for Nicest Citizens, with 0.24 average smiles per day.

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Most Devout: 2,725thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,766thLargest Black Market: 2,808thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3,656thLargest Mining Sector: 3,738thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,851stLargest Retail Industry: 4,837thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,278thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,342ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,534thMost Efficient Economies: 5,547thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,960thHighest Average Incomes: 6,344thMost Corrupt Governments: 6,415thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,013thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,521stLargest Governments: 7,638thMost Developed: 7,783rdHighest Economic Output: 8,695thNudest: 9,216thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,388thLongest Average Lifespans: 9,610thLowest Crime Rates: 11,306thSmartest Citizens: 11,401stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 12,771stLargest Publishing Industry: 12,964thMost Patriotic: 13,315thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 21,410thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 24,168thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,584thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 25,737thHealthiest Citizens: 27,738th
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Largest Populations: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionMost Developed: 9th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 10th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 11th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 12th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 22nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 24th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 27th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 28th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 32nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 49th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 49th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 52nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 65th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 87th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 94th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 105th in the regionLargest Governments: 136th in the regionTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 149th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 156th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 176th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 180th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 186th in the regionMost Patriotic: 205th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 240th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 243rd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 267th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, going on a diet invalidates your passport.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, the government snoops on private internet connections.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, Geminga's first free elections in recent memory have been successfully concluded.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, golden statues of Question Marks line the memorial avenues of the Funerary District.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track.

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