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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 37thLargest Gambling Industry: 219thMost Ignorant Citizens: 280th
The Magical Kingdom of
Capitalist Paradise
Home to the Happiest Place On Earth (:
Yodle
Influence
Negotiator
Governor
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Good

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Eternal Purgatory

Population17.536 billion

CapitalPurgatory
LeaderYodle
FaithYodlism

CurrencyGold Bar
AnimalCow

The Magical Kingdom of Eternal Purgatory is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Yodle with an even hand, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, enslaved workforce, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 17.536 billion Purgatoryians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Purgatory. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Eternal Purgatoryian economy, worth a remarkable 4,132 trillion Gold Bars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 235,675 Gold Bars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,200,596 per year while the poor average 2,207, a ratio of 997 to 1.

Citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, it is said that an Eternal Purgatoryian woman's work is never done, possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence, and human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Eternal Purgatory's national animal is the Cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Eternal Purgatory is ranked 306,404th in the world and 269th in Disney World for Most Cultured, scoring -35 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 37thLargest Gambling Industry: 219thMost Ignorant Citizens: 280thHighest Drug Use: 292ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 294thMost Avoided: 346thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 355thHighest Crime Rates: 388thMost Armed: 404thFattest Citizens: 416thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 458thMost Primitive: 481stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 528thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 558thLargest Insurance Industry: 601stLargest Retail Industry: 772ndRudest Citizens: 793rdMost Devout: 993rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,156thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,200thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,593rdLargest Mining Sector: 2,645thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,683rdMost Corrupt Governments: 2,865thTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 4,355thHighest Economic Output: 4,486thHighest Average Incomes: 6,342ndMost Efficient Economies: 10,464thMost Influential: 14,343rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 15,233rdTop
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Most Stationary: 17,234thLargest Populations: 20,484th
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Most Stationary: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Influential: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Primitive: 2nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Pro-Market: 17th in the regionLargest Black Market: 21st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Eternal Purgatory was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, it is said that an Eternal Purgatoryian woman's work is never done.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, airport security is provided by private companies.
  • : Eternal Purgatory changed its national currency to "Gold Bar".
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, the government is known to care more about its buildings than its people.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, the government is giving peace a chance.
  • : Following new legislation in Eternal Purgatory, molehills are the only mountains deemed safe enough for the public.

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