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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 11thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 24thLargest Gambling Industry: 24th
The Grand Overkingdom of
Corporate Police State
Not in sheep we trust, but in SuperSheep the Wondrous
Influence
Apprentice
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Sheeptopia

Population49.688 billion

CapitalOvinian Magnus
LeaderImperator Ovan XXII
FaithEmperor Cult

Currencynoofnard
Animalsheep

The Grand Overkingdom of Sheeptopia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Imperator Ovan XXII with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, flagrant waste-dumping, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 49.688 billion Sheeptopians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ovinian Magnus. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Sheeptopian economy, worth an astonishing 33,772 trillion noofnards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 679,690 noofnards, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,366,404 per year while the poor average 6,113, a ratio of 1,041 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods, Imperator Ovan XXII has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves, and apples shaped like baguettes have become a strange new food fad. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Sheeptopia's national animal is the sheep, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Emperor Cult.

Sheeptopia is ranked 24th in the world and 1st in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 66,486.97 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 11thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 24thLargest Gambling Industry: 24thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 26thHighest Disposable Incomes: 33rdHighest Economic Output: 39thFattest Citizens: 40thLargest Insurance Industry: 41stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 46thMost Avoided: 53rdMost Corrupt Governments: 66thLargest Mining Sector: 78thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 79thLargest Retail Industry: 80thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 83rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 101stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 120thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 150thLargest Agricultural Sector: 152ndHighest Average Incomes: 162ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 179thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 195thMost Armed: 195thLargest Populations: 314thMost Efficient Economies: 364thHighest Crime Rates: 385thRudest Citizens: 406thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 494thMost Devout: 659thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 715thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,656thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,851stMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,884thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,970thTop
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Most Stationary: 3,112thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,053rdLargest Governments: 4,054thMost Patriotic: 4,739thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,760thMost Influential: 6,549thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,330thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,719thLargest Black Market: 13,736thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,278thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 14,566th
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 3rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Stationary: 6th in the regionMost Patriotic: 9th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 11th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 15th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 16th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 17th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 18th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 25th in the regionMost Influential: 27th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, apples shaped like baguettes have become a strange new food fad.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, Imperator Ovan XXII has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, adult unemployment is rising as available jobs are filled by young children.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, hammering a nail into a wall is an effective death sentence.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, a milk bath costs more than bathing in money.
  • : Following new legislation in Sheeptopia, major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings.

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