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Lyras was Commended by Security Council Resolution # 274
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 25thLargest Black Market: 46thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 51st
The Protectorate of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Undaunted
Influence
Truckler
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Lyras

Population39.574 billion

CapitalBredubar
LeaderWarmarshal Natasha Krell

CurrencyVaressan crown
AnimalLyran Drop Bear

The Protectorate of Lyras is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Warmarshal Natasha Krell with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, avowedly heterosexual populace, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 39.574 billion Lyrans 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 is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Environment and Social Policy not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bredubar. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Lyran economy, worth an astonishing 19,826 trillion Varessan crowns a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 501,003 Varessan crowns, with the richest citizens earning 7.8 times as much as the poorest.

Even secular Lyrans are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", what's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, heated town halls quickly descend into shootouts between politicians and their constituents, and the arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Lyras's national animal is the Lyran Drop Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Lyras is ranked 115,063rd in the world and 60th in Greater Dienstad for Most Cultured, scoring 65 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 25thLargest Black Market: 46thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 51stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 63rdHighest Economic Output: 133rdMost Patriotic: 346thHighest Average Incomes: 443rdMost Armed: 506thFattest Citizens: 969thLargest Populations: 1,497thLargest Mining Sector: 1,669thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,670thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,720thLargest Governments: 1,732ndMost Avoided: 2,120thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2,180thLargest Insurance Industry: 2,492ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,972ndTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,441stMost Scientifically Advanced: 4,355thHighest Poor Incomes: 4,653rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,744thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 6,439thMost Influential: 9,479thMost Efficient Economies: 9,867thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 11,830thLargest Publishing Industry: 12,322ndTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 15,773rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 16,391stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 16,663rdMost Subsidized Industry: 18,878thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 19,300thMost Conservative: 19,423rdLowest Crime Rates: 20,135thLargest Retail Industry: 23,041stSmartest Citizens: 24,051stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 25,354thMost Authoritarian: 26,044thMost Advanced Public Transport: 26,510th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Armed: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Populations: 4th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 4th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 4th in the regionLargest Governments: 4th in the regionFattest Citizens: 4th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 5th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 7th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8th in the regionMost Avoided: 8th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 9th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 9th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 10th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 10th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Lyras was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Following new legislation in Lyras, the arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place.
  • : Following new legislation in Lyras, heated town halls quickly descend into shootouts between politicians and their constituents.
  • : Lyras was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : Lyras was cleansed by a Level 1 Strike Force Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Royal Commonwealth of Palmyrion, killing 54 million zombies.
  • : Lyras was struck by a Mk III (Purifier) Cure Missile from The People's Republic of Ardenfontein, curing 6 million infected.
  • : Lyras was cleansed by a Level 5 Invasion Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from Free ariadna, killing 148 million zombies.
  • : Lyras was cleansed by a Level 5 Invasion Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Theocratic Matriarchy of Holy Marsh, killing 191 million zombies.
  • : Lyras was cleansed by a Level 5 Invasion Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from Free ariadna, killing 125 million zombies.
  • : Lyras was cleansed by a Level 5 Invasion Tactical Zombie Elimination Squad from The Theocratic Matriarchy of Holy Marsh, killing 148 million zombies.

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