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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9thMost Patriotic: 11th
The Independent Space Colony of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Sieg Zeon!
Influence
Negotiator
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Side 3

Population17.551 billion

CapitalZum City
LeaderSupreme Commander Gihren Zabi

CurrencyZeon credit
Animaleagle

The Independent Space Colony of Side 3 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.551 billion Zeons 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 effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zum City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeonic economy, worth an astonishing 11,614 trillion Zeon credits 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. 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 a breathtaking 661,751 Zeon credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community, children are often punished for the sins of the fathers, it isn't only obsequious grandees who produce a lot of manure at state occasions, and foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Side 3's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Side 3 is ranked 11,893rd in the world and 2nd in The Local Cluster for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,661.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9thMost Patriotic: 11thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 11thLargest Black Market: 169thHighest Average Incomes: 206thMost Corrupt Governments: 278thMost Armed: 358thLargest Governments: 526thHighest Poor Incomes: 561stHighest Average Tax Rates: 711thHighest Economic Output: 821stLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,690thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,714thRudest Citizens: 2,042ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,124thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,345thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,587thFattest Citizens: 2,593rdTop
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Most Cultured: 3,663rdLowest Crime Rates: 4,766thSmartest Citizens: 5,999thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,384thLargest Publishing Industry: 6,955thMost Developed: 7,762ndMost Influential: 8,750thMost Efficient Economies: 10,717thMost Secular: 11,031stLargest Insurance Industry: 11,893rdLargest Retail Industry: 13,030thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13,697thTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 18,110thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 19,999thMost Advanced Public Education: 22,497thLargest Populations: 23,255thMost Authoritarian: 23,398thMost Stationary: 25,098thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,151st
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionRudest Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Cultured: 3rd in the regionMost Extreme: 3rd in the regionMost Secular: 4th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Conservative: 4th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, it isn't only obsequious grandees who produce a lot of manure at state occasions.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, children are often punished for the sins of the fathers.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, bombs make good ploughs.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, colonial subjects have Zeonic culture shoved down their throats.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Zum City make great practice for foreign snipers.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, 90% of active duty S3AF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, Maxtopians are both starving and giddy after the Zeonic military unleashed its biological weapons.
  • : Following new legislation in Side 3, war criminals are given full state funerals.

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