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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 3rdMost Primitive: 78thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 583rd
The Basket Weaving Factory State of
Iron Fist Consumerists
This quote is not attributed to Unit 0001
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Hoffania

Population13.831 billion

CapitalFactories 1-397
LeaderUnit 0001
FaithThe Cult of the Artificial Intelligence

Currency1s and 0s
AnimalRobot

The Basket Weaving Factory State of Hoffania is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Unit 0001 with an iron fist, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, anti-smoking policies, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.831 billion Robots 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Factories 1-397. The average income tax rate is 40.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Robotian economy, worth a remarkable 1,967 trillion 1s and 0s a year, is highly specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 142,236 1s and 0s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector, it is considered unpatriotic to learn a foreign language, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, and public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hoffania's national animal is the Robot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Cult of the Artificial Intelligence.

Hoffania is ranked 78th in the world and 4th in the Rejected Realms for Most Primitive, scoring 706.25 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
1%
Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 3rdMost Primitive: 78thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 583rdMost Devout: 914thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,230thHighest Crime Rates: 1,313thBest Weather: 1,325thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,540thMost Cultured: 2,871stTop
5%
Most Rebellious Youth: 3,438thLargest Black Market: 4,226thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,349thHighest Food Quality: 4,538thMost Corrupt Governments: 5,431stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,670thMost Influential: 8,488thMost Pacifist: 9,044thHighest Disposable Incomes: 9,840thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 10,099thMost Inclusive: 11,460thHighest Economic Output: 12,972ndMost Subsidized Industry: 13,854thTop
10%
Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18,598thMost Efficient Economies: 21,792ndHighest Average Incomes: 25,653rdMost Compassionate Citizens: 26,186thHighest Poor Incomes: 27,114thMost Authoritarian: 28,186th
Top
1%
Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 4th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 19th in the regionMost Devout: 28th in the regionBest Weather: 37th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 37th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 40th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 40th in the regionMost Cultured: 70th in the regionTop
5%
Most Rebellious Youth: 90th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 104th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 113th in the regionLargest Black Market: 120th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 163rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 183rd in the regionMost Influential: 212th in the regionMost Pacifist: 229th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 249th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 257th in the regionMost Inclusive: 258th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 303rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 314th in the regionTop
10%
Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 509th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 559th in the regionLargest Populations: 567th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 588th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 661st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 666th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 680th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Hoffania's influence in The Rejected Realms fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Hoffania was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive, Most Beautiful Environments, and Highest Crime Rates and the Top 5% for Highest Food Quality and Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Hoffania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Hoffania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Hoffania was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Hoffania, public shaming has become the favoured form of punishment.
  • : Following new legislation in Hoffania, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air.
  • : Following new legislation in Hoffania, it is considered unpatriotic to learn a foreign language.
  • : Following new legislation in Hoffania, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector.
  • : Hoffania was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".

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