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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 19thMost Patriotic: 55th
The Mysterious Black Hole of
Iron Fist Consumerists
As the wind whispers...
The High Queen of Roless
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Civil Rights
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Roless

Population11.196 billion

CapitalAtchta
LeaderThe High Queen of Roless
FaithFunkyism

CurrencyRezzat
AnimalFunky badger

The Mysterious Black Hole of Roless is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The High Queen of Roless with an iron fist, and remarkable for its lack of airports, complete lack of prisons, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.196 billion Rolessians 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 Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atchta. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Rolessian economy, worth a remarkable 5,493 trillion Rezzats 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. 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 490,664 Rezzats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Games of cops and robbers typically end in at least one fatal shooting, the police use sound cannons and mortars to deal with loud parties, running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, and the might of the entire Rolessian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roless's national animal is the Funky badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Funkyism.

Roless is ranked 2,615th in the world and 24th in Forest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 134.61 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 19thMost Patriotic: 55thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 64thHighest Poor Incomes: 216thMost Armed: 381stMost Corrupt Governments: 424thLargest Black Market: 468thHighest Average Incomes: 493rdMost Influential: 497thLargest Information Technology Sector: 648thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 841stMost Secular: 1,337thMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,599thLargest Governments: 1,898thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,187thLowest Crime Rates: 2,615thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2,777thHighest Economic Output: 2,809thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,979thTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 3,677thLongest Average Lifespans: 3,734thRudest Citizens: 3,809thBest Weather: 3,878thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,267thMost Developed: 6,013thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6,254thSmartest Citizens: 6,631stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,733rdMost Efficient Economies: 9,979thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 10,223rdHealthiest Citizens: 11,129thMost Conservative: 13,552ndTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,237thMost Authoritarian: 19,991stMost Advanced Public Education: 21,807thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,994thMost Stationary: 24,548th
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Most Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 4th in the regionMost Armed: 5th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 10th in the regionMost Conservative: 14th in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 17th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 20th in the regionMost Influential: 22nd in the regionMost Secular: 24th in the regionRudest Citizens: 24th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 24th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 24th in the regionLargest Governments: 28th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 30th in the region

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