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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,464thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,995thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,169th
The Black Hawk of
Corporate Police State
Come Join Us!
Influence
Duckspeaker
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Come Join Us II

Population22.738 billion

CapitalThe Black Hawks
LeaderRed Back
FaithBlack Hawks

CurrencySongs Written By CoE
AnimalHymn of the Tireless Detagger

The Black Hawk of Come Join Us II is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Red Back with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, unlimited-speed roads, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.738 billion Hawks 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Black Hawks. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.2%.

The frighteningly efficient a Hawk economy, worth a remarkable 3,347 trillion Songs Written By CoEs a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 147,216 Songs Written By CoEs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,169,692 per year while the poor average 4,443, a ratio of 263 to 1.

Atheists are heavily taxed, school children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices, business leaders are mailing Red Back forged birth certificates in a bid to win their rivals as serfs, and the internal market is thriving. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Come Join Us II's national animal is the Hymn of the Tireless Detagger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Black Hawks.

Come Join Us II is ranked 156,452nd in the world and 65th in The Black Hawks for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,904.16 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,464thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,995thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,169thTop
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Most Stationary: 4,019thMost Avoided: 4,723rdLargest Black Market: 6,082ndFattest Citizens: 6,362ndMost Influential: 8,317thHighest Economic Output: 8,457thMost Subsidized Industry: 8,614thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 10,103rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 10,906thLargest Gambling Industry: 12,770thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 13,838thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14,176thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 14,275thMost Corrupt Governments: 14,798thLargest Populations: 15,383rdTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 19,992ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 23,424thHighest Disposable Incomes: 27,386thHighest Average Incomes: 27,417thMost Valuable International Artwork: 27,953rdMost Conservative: 30,733rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 31,553rdMost Patriotic: 32,325th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 2nd in the regionMost Stationary: 4th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 7th in the regionTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 10th in the regionLargest Black Market: 11th in the regionMost Influential: 11th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 14th in the region

National Happenings

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  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements and Most Patriotic.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
  • : Come Join Us II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.

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