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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,658thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,861stLargest Mining Sector: 3,407th
The Oppressed Peoples of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Our way or the highway
Influence
Contender
Research Officer
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Zoe life

Population16.309 billion

CapitalMesopotamia
LeaderSovereign
FaithMelchizedek Order

Currencygold coins
AnimalDove

The Oppressed Peoples of Zoe life is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Sovereign with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 16.309 billion Zoe lifeans 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mesopotamia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Zoe lifean economy, worth a remarkable 2,246 trillion gold coins a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 137,753 gold coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 470,990 per year while the poor average 29,621, a ratio of 15.9 to 1.

The swagger of covering up is unparalleled, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine, and cheering flag-waving citizens don't like to think too hard about politics. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Zoe life's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Melchizedek Order.

Zoe life is ranked 31,948th in the world and 15th in Ancient for Highest Average Incomes, with 137,753.68 Standard Monetary Units.

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1%
Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,658thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,861stTop
5%
Largest Mining Sector: 3,407thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,757thLargest Black Market: 5,469thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,004thMost Stationary: 8,227thMost Secular: 9,477thMost Influential: 9,891stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,706thMost Efficient Economies: 12,844thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,314thHighest Economic Output: 13,924thTop
10%
Most Corrupt Governments: 16,514thLongest Average Lifespans: 17,635thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 18,991stHighest Average Tax Rates: 21,269thMost Developed: 22,895thMost Conservative: 23,031stLargest Populations: 25,363rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 27,398thLargest Retail Industry: 27,912thLargest Governments: 29,635th
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Most Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Zoe life was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular and the Top 10% for Most Conservative and Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, cheering flag-waving citizens don't like to think too hard about politics.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, believers must practice religion behind church doors lest the government smite them with a mighty fine.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, the swagger of covering up is unparalleled.
  • : Zoe life was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, many of the poor live from cradle to grave without ever seeing sunlight.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, one little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, it is said that the captain goes down with the ship but ecological protection goes up.
  • : Following new legislation in Zoe life, people who make the leader's blood boil get boiled.

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