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Most Subsidized Industry: 101stLargest Black Market: 138thMost Advanced Public Education: 307th
The Ancient Shimmering Wyrm of
Moralistic Democracy
Come not between the dragon and his wrath
Influence
Squire
Governor
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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The Seeker of Power

Population36.25 billion

CapitalNew Midgard
LeaderGod Emperor Elegarth
FaithAtheism

CurrencyHug Coin
AnimalHugger Bear

The Ancient Shimmering Wyrm of The Seeker of Power is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by God Emperor Elegarth with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 36.25 billion Huggerists are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Midgard. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Seeker of Powerian economy, worth an astonishing 11,800 trillion Hug Coins a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 325,537 Hug Coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,017,684 per year while the poor average 79,899, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.

Pop sensation "Jack and the Holograms" is storming the charts, liberals and conservatives try to disqualify each other's candidates on the grounds that "their ideas would never work in the real world", knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags, and the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Seeker of Power's national animal is the Hugger Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Seeker of Power is ranked 254,491st in the world and 260th in House Elegarth for Most Income Equality, scoring 7.85 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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Most Subsidized Industry: 101stLargest Black Market: 138thMost Advanced Public Education: 307thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 354thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 430thLargest Mining Sector: 534thHighest Economic Output: 612thMost Efficient Economies: 957thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,003rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,406thLowest Crime Rates: 2,222ndHighest Average Incomes: 2,251stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,339thMost Developed: 2,516thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,520thLargest Populations: 2,583rdLargest Governments: 2,787thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3,533rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,617thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,736thLongest Average Lifespans: 4,548thSmartest Citizens: 4,696thMost Advanced Public Transport: 5,802ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,289thNudest: 7,030thLargest Publishing Industry: 8,729thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,257thRudest Citizens: 12,016thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,944thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 15,764thMost Patriotic: 16,339thMost Cultured: 16,629thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 16,769thHealthiest Citizens: 20,001stMost Secular: 24,007thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,710thHighest Poor Incomes: 27,340thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 29,588th
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Most Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 2nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 8th in the regionMost Secular: 11th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13th in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 14th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 20th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 22nd in the regionNudest: 24th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Seeker of Power was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, liberals and conservatives try to disqualify each other's candidates on the grounds that "their ideas would never work in the real world".
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, pop sensation "Jack and the Holograms" is storming the charts.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, nerds everywhere are rejoicing as they are reunited with their computers.
  • : The Seeker of Power altered its national flag.
  • : The Seeker of Power was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from The Empire of CHAOS EMPIRE, curing 23 million infected.
  • : The Seeker of Power was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from The Empire of CHAOS EMPIRE, curing 18 million infected.
  • : The Seeker of Power was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from The Empire of CHAOS EMPIRE, curing 17 million infected.

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