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Largest Insurance Industry: 698thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,090thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,256th
The Holy Kaerach of
Corporate Police State
Humble thyself, and be great
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Few

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Brabantum

Population18.574 billion

CapitalKercho
LeaderKaere Kristian IV
FaithChurch of the restored Gods

CurrencySepulor
AnimalHuntsman Raven

The Holy Kaerach of Brabantum is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Kaere Kristian IV with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, parental licensing program, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 18.574 billion Brabantians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kercho. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The all-consuming Brabantian economy, worth a remarkable 6,049 trillion Sepulors a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 325,676 Sepulors, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,545,301 per year while the poor average 10,585, a ratio of 240 to 1.

Women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, with increasingly clear skies nobody seems to mind the electricity bill going through the roof, politicians are often seen attending regional history classes at primary schools within their constituencies, and greenhouses are regularly raided by the police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Brabantum's national animal is the Huntsman Raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of the restored Gods.

Brabantum is ranked 5,032nd in the world and 293rd in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 116.33 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 698thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,090thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,256thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,362ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,565thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2,244thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,574thMost Armed: 2,693rdFattest Citizens: 2,748thLargest Mining Sector: 2,779thTop
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,973rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,249thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,315thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 4,478thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,736thLargest Retail Industry: 4,919thLowest Crime Rates: 5,032ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,379thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,020thRudest Citizens: 7,713thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,773rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,989thLargest Governments: 8,041stSmartest Citizens: 9,051stLargest Gambling Industry: 13,411thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,676thTop
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Most Secular: 14,832ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 15,992ndLargest Populations: 18,592nd
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Largest Insurance Industry: 44th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 70th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 77th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 83rd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 93rd in the regionTop
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 125th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 136th in the regionMost Armed: 154th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 157th in the regionFattest Citizens: 170th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 220th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 235th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 253rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 291st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 293rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 347th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 356th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 373rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 410th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 429th in the regionLargest Governments: 444th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 450th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 482nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 504th in the regionTop
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Largest Populations: 657th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 843rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 933rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 940th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Brabantum's influence in Lazarus rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Brabantum was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : Following new legislation in Brabantum, greenhouses are regularly raided by the police.
  • : Brabantum was reclassified from "Compulsory Consumerist State" to "Corporate Police State".
  • : Following new legislation in Brabantum, politicians are often seen attending regional history classes at primary schools within their constituencies.
  • : Following new legislation in Brabantum, with increasingly clear skies nobody seems to mind the electricity bill going through the roof.
  • : Following new legislation in Brabantum, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands.
  • : Brabantum was reclassified from "Corporate Police State" to "Compulsory Consumerist State".
  • : Following new legislation in Brabantum, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies.
  • : Brabantum changed its national animal to "Huntsman Raven", its capital to "Kercho", its currency to "Sepulor", its faith to "Church of the restored Gods", its leader to "Kaere Kristian IV", and its nation type to "Holy Kaerach".

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