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Most Authoritarian: 10,933rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 12,313thLargest Agricultural Sector: 12,555th
The Gradutaed Virtual Youtuber of
Psychotic Dictatorship
May Echo’s echo echo in you
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Spade Echo

Population9.336 billion

Currencyspade
Animalrabbit

The Gradutaed Virtual Youtuber of Spade Echo is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.336 billion Spade Echoans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.3%.

The strong Spade Echoan economy, worth 572 trillion spades 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 a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. 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 61,372 spades, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 195,168 per year while the poor average 14,694, a ratio of 13.3 to 1.

Power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, calling dibs is an unalienable right, and burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spade Echo's national animal is the rabbit, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Spade Echo is ranked 274,692nd in the world and 3,296th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.29 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Authoritarian: 10,933rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 12,313thLargest Agricultural Sector: 12,555thMost Conservative: 13,043rdMost Armed: 13,811thTop
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Largest Black Market: 24,535thMost Cultured: 27,088th
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Most Authoritarian: 3rd in the regionMost Extreme: 3rd in the regionMost Cultured: 5th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 12th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 24th in the regionLargest Black Market: 29th in the regionMost Conservative: 30th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 37th in the regionTop
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Highest Food Quality: 42nd in the regionMost Stationary: 65th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 81st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 84th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 117th in the regionMost Influential: 120th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 134th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 139th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 169th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 171st in the regionLargest Populations: 173rd in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 181st in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 195th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 199th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 208th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 214th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 222nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 229th in the regionMost Devout: 233rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 238th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 286th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 288th in the regionLargest Governments: 314th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 317th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 330th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 334th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 365th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, calling dibs is an unalienable right.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, the government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings.
  • : Spade Echo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, funding for education has been redirected into the military.
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, courses in how to boil water are popular for formerly microwave-reliant Spade Echoans.
  • : Spade Echo was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Psychotic Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Spade Echo, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues.

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