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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,736thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,987thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,058th
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Thorn67

Population6.233 billion

CurrencyEuro
AnimalScorpion

The Oppressed Peoples of Thorn67 is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its triple-decker prams, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.233 billion Thorn67ians 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 primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 46.3%.

The all-consuming Thorn67ian economy, worth 737 trillion Euros 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, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, 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 an impressive 118,277 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The overhead luggage compartment is often full, recapturing giraffes is proving to be a tall order, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, and Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thorn67's national animal is the Scorpion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Thorn67 is ranked 312,855th in the world and 3,924th in Suspicious for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.2 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,736thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,987thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,058thMost Corrupt Governments: 10,932ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 13,396thLargest Black Market: 13,721stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15,755thMost Devout: 15,973rdTop
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Most Patriotic: 18,608thLargest Mining Sector: 20,673rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 30,170thMost Cultured: 33,072nd
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 56th in the regionMost Cultured: 75th in the regionMost Devout: 98th in the regionLargest Black Market: 122nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 143rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 156th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 171st in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 215th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 281st in the regionMost Patriotic: 284th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 309th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 394th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, recapturing giraffes is proving to be a tall order.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, the overhead luggage compartment is often full.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding".
  • : Thorn67's influence in Suspicious rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Thorn67 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, Thorn67 City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel.
  • : Following new legislation in Thorn67, 'Scorpionnado 6: You Gotta Be Kidding Me' is this summer's top-grossing movie.

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