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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2,689thMost Armed: 10,424thLargest Black Market: 16,509th
The Texas Twister Storm Wall of
Moralistic Democracy
Twilight fades to orange
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

I 45

Population12.858 billion

CapitalDallas
LeaderEisenhower
FaithConstructionist

Currencytoll
AnimalSuperBee

The Texas Twister Storm Wall of I 45 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an even hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, zero percent divorce rate, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, devout population of 12.858 billion Highwaymen are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dallas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 49.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,249 trillion tolls a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,168 tolls, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

Savvy nightclub-goers know that structurally unsound venues sell the cheapest drinks, family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off, teachers label difficult children as "somebody else's problem" before expelling them, and shanty towns are forming in the suburbs of major cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. I 45's national animal is the SuperBee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 45 is ranked 320,512th in the world and 74th in Texas for Nicest Citizens, with 0.57 average smiles per day.

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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2,689thTop
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Most Armed: 10,424thLargest Black Market: 16,509thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 17,631stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 19,987thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 24,097thMost Subsidized Industry: 25,913thHighest Economic Output: 27,656thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 27,992nd
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 9th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : I 45 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : I 45's influence in Texas rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : I 45 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : I 45's influence in Texas rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : I 45's influence in Texas rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : I 45's influence in Texas rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : I 45 relocated from Balder to Texas.
  • : I 45 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : I 45 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market and Highest Economic Output.
  • : I 45's influence in Balder rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".

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