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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,258thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,346thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,468th
The Purple flowers of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Flowers!
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Purple 1

Population11.181 billion

CapitalFlowerville
LeaderPurple Tree
FaithFlowers

CurrencyPetal
AnimalHoney bee

The Purple flowers of Purple 1 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Purple Tree with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.181 billion Purple 1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flowerville. The average income tax rate is 70.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Purple 1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,426 trillion Petals 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 Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. 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 216,982 Petals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

A typical peasant's life cycle leads from birth to the gallows, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal, candidates for public office painstakingly research their family trees to ensure their eligibility, and understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Purple 1's national animal is the Honey bee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Flowers.

Purple 1 is ranked 45,131st in the world and 31st in Nerdlandia for Most Stationary, with 972.92720371508 days.

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1%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,258thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,346thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,468thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,811thLargest Black Market: 1,968thLargest Mining Sector: 2,139thMost Avoided: 2,215thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,478thTop
5%
Most Patriotic: 4,390thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,546thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,894thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 7,343rdHighest Average Incomes: 8,026thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,717thHighest Economic Output: 9,574thMost Efficient Economies: 11,196thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11,863rdMost Devout: 14,883rdTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 15,013thHighest Poor Incomes: 17,970thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 20,288thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,972ndMost Authoritarian: 21,635thHighest Disposable Incomes: 24,034thLargest Governments: 26,014thMost Advanced Public Education: 27,398thMost Influential: 28,105th
Top
5%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Avoided: 9th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13th in the regionMost Primitive: 13th in the regionTop
10%
Most Influential: 17th in the regionLargest Populations: 17th in the regionMost Extreme: 19th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 20th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 24th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 25th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 25th in the regionLargest Black Market: 28th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, candidates for public office painstakingly research their family trees to ensure their eligibility.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, a typical peasant's life cycle leads from birth to the gallows.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas".
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, trade deals are born to the sound of a royal woman's anguished screams.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Purple 1" at foreigners.
  • : Following new legislation in Purple 1, Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content.

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