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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1,947thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,036thFattest Citizens: 6,279th
The People's Republic of
Iron Fist Consumerists
I do believe I told you so
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Zetesiby

Population18.329 billion

LeaderPresident Desidério Arkes
Faitha major religion

CurrencyAfoire
Animalflying-fox

The People's Republic of Zetesiby is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by President Desidério Arkes with an iron fist, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 18.329 billion Zetesibyians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.9%.

The powerhouse Zetesibyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,110 trillion Afoires 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, highly specialized black market in Soda Sales, Retail, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 60,593 Afoires, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

Children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements, and unpopular politicians are often caught between a rock and a hard place. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zetesiby's national animal is the flying-fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is a major religion.

Zetesiby is ranked 343,290th in the world and 123rd in The Union of Democratic States for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -17.25 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1,947thTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 4,036thFattest Citizens: 6,279thMost Avoided: 6,364thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 11,194thMost Secular: 11,281stMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,613thLargest Black Market: 13,180thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 20,102ndMost Corrupt Governments: 21,106thLargest Populations: 21,744thMost Stationary: 23,806thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 24,600thHighest Economic Output: 33,089thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 33,939th
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Fattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4th in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 9th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 9th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionLargest Populations: 10th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 11th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 12th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, unpopular politicians are often caught between a rock and a hard place.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, punk-rockers and girl-bands are united in their loss of fashion statements.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, academics are questioning the quality of the nation's newly-reprinted science textbooks.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, fish with fish chips have become the new Zetesibyian food staple.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service.
  • : Zetesiby was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in Zetesiby, students learn how to disarm mines before understanding basic arithmetic.

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