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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 439thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 635thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 656th
The Felsinsel Anocracy of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Its money or funny, where the funny you going boom
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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The Death Syndicate

Population9.779 billion

CapitalZantralerhafen
LeaderGovernor Alberecht Fahrbach
FaithKriegskult

CurrencyKrone
AnimalPlague

The Felsinsel Anocracy of The Death Syndicate is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Governor Alberecht Fahrbach with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, public floggings, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.779 billion Felsinselians 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, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Environment and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zantralerhafen. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Death Syndicatean economy, worth a remarkable 3,199 trillion Kroner a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 327,205 Kroner, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, executions often take hours as amateurs attempt to find veins, the army consists of only generals and grunts, and Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Death Syndicate's national animal is the Plague, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Kriegskult.

The Death Syndicate is ranked 292,249th in the world and 11,924th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 51 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 439thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 635thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 656thLargest Black Market: 1,372ndMost Armed: 1,483rdLargest Insurance Industry: 2,103rdHighest Average Incomes: 2,163rdLargest Mining Sector: 2,287thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,412thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,541stTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 3,100thMost Influential: 3,819thFattest Citizens: 4,450thMost Scientifically Advanced: 5,283rdRudest Citizens: 5,719thLargest Information Technology Sector: 6,232ndHighest Economic Output: 6,605thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,636thMost Efficient Economies: 6,749thMost Subsidized Industry: 6,786thMost Patriotic: 7,048thLargest Governments: 7,621stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,757thLowest Crime Rates: 8,423rdLargest Retail Industry: 9,554thNudest: 10,778thMost Developed: 11,306thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,783rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 12,306thSmartest Citizens: 13,789thTop
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Most Secular: 15,726thHighest Average Tax Rates: 16,446thLongest Average Lifespans: 23,211thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 23,703rdMost Avoided: 26,960thMost Advanced Public Education: 29,997thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 30,631st
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 30th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 33rd in the regionMost Influential: 54th in the regionLargest Black Market: 66th in the regionMost Armed: 84th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 86th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 99th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 105th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 129th in the regionTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 137th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 188th in the regionFattest Citizens: 244th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 247th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 267th in the regionRudest Citizens: 279th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 294th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 305th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 316th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 395th in the regionLargest Governments: 400th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 444th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 485th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 518th in the regionNudest: 544th in the regionMost Patriotic: 578th in the regionTop
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Most Developed: 656th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 680th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 799th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 840th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 880th in the regionMost Secular: 967th in the regionMost Avoided: 981st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 987th in the region

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