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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 530thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 915thLargest Black Market: 976th
The Unicorns of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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-Aerilia-

Population14.16 billion

CapitalUnicorn City
LeaderThe Unicorn
FaithViolet

CurrencyRainbow
AnimalUnicorn

The Unicorns of -Aerilia- is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Unicorn with an iron fist, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.16 billion Unicorns are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Unicorn City. The average income tax rate is 85.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient A Unicorn economy, worth a remarkable 3,775 trillion Rainbows 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 266,625 Rainbows, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The might of the entire A Unicorn Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains, the new A Unicorn-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage, and the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Aerilia-'s national animal is the Unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Violet.

-Aerilia- is ranked 289,077th in the world and 253rd in Nerdlandia for Safest, scoring 4.13 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 530thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 915thLargest Black Market: 976thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,362ndMost Corrupt Governments: 1,604thMost Patriotic: 1,680thLargest Mining Sector: 2,119thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,342ndTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 3,311thMost Devout: 3,322ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,334thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,486thMost Avoided: 3,676thHighest Average Incomes: 4,377thHighest Economic Output: 5,295thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,652ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,571stMost Efficient Economies: 8,101stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8,172ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,550thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,753rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 9,020thLowest Crime Rates: 9,546thLargest Governments: 10,288thMost Scientifically Advanced: 12,994thNudest: 13,363rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 13,890thTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 18,537thSmartest Citizens: 23,200thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 26,793rdFattest Citizens: 27,876thLargest Populations: 28,977th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 6th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 6th in the regionMost Patriotic: 9th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 12th in the regionLargest Governments: 14th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 14th in the regionTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 17th in the regionFattest Citizens: 17th in the regionMost Income Equality: 18th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 19th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 23rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 25th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 26th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 26th in the regionMost Devout: 29th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the nation's once beautiful countryside has turned brown as farmers spray potent pesticides.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the new A Unicorn-made OS is buggier and more inconvenient than a horse-drawn carriage.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the might of the entire A Unicorn Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders.
  • : -Aerilia- was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork and the Top 10% for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, hospitals have to sell their computers on vBay in order to afford the ransomware decryption payments.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, women who can do math in their head are burned for witchcraft.
  • : Following new legislation in -Aerilia-, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears.

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