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Largest Black Market: 135thLargest Mining Sector: 520thHighest Economic Output: 543rd
The Most Magnificent Dragon of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Come not between the dragon and his wrath
Influence
Vassal
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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The Seeker of Power

Population40.441 billion

CapitalNew Midgard
LeaderGod Emperor Elegarth
FaithAtheism

CurrencyHug Coin
AnimalHugger Bear

The Most Magnificent Dragon of The Seeker of Power is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by God Emperor Elegarth with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, daily referendums, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 40.441 billion Huggerists are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Midgard. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Seeker of Powerian economy, worth an astonishing 13,815 trillion Hug Coins 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 Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 amazing 341,621 Hug Coins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,349,674 per year while the poor average 58,542, a ratio of 23.1 to 1.

Reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, counselors diagnose their clients with motherboard complexes, nobody looks each other in the eye at neighborhood block parties any more, and judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Seeker of Power's national animal is the Hugger Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Seeker of Power is ranked 331,834th in the world and 3,285th in the Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -28.96 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Largest Black Market: 135thLargest Mining Sector: 520thHighest Economic Output: 543rdMost Corrupt Governments: 888thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,021stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,174thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,356thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,396thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,417thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,954thLargest Populations: 1,957thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,991stHighest Average Incomes: 2,021stMost Efficient Economies: 2,056thMost Influential: 2,710thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,768thLowest Crime Rates: 3,195thTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,706thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,946thLargest Governments: 4,356thSmartest Citizens: 4,641stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,789thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,457thMost Patriotic: 5,528thHealthiest Citizens: 7,726thNudest: 8,222ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,852ndMost Secular: 9,943rdLargest Publishing Industry: 13,090thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 13,457thMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,752ndMost Developed: 16,518thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 20,724thMost Cultured: 25,437th
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Largest Black Market: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 10th in the regionMost Influential: 10th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 31st in the regionTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 33rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 40th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 44th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 46th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 53rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 54th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 58th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 71st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 78th in the regionNudest: 100th in the regionLargest Governments: 102nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 105th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 115th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 131st in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 170th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 189th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 207th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 223rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 244th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 252nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 292nd in the regionMost Developed: 296th in the regionRudest Citizens: 310th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 324th in the region

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