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Largest Black Market: 2,521stMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,666thHighest Economic Output: 4,222nd
The Not-So-Secret Mod Puppet of
Iron Fist Consumerists
The refreshing Red Sparkle Beverage that is FRIS!
Influence
Handshaker
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Fris

Population22.312 billion

CapitalTown
LeaderFris

Currencycredit
Animalbeagle

The Not-So-Secret Mod Puppet of Fris is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Fris with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.312 billion Frisians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Town. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Frisian economy, worth a remarkable 4,316 trillion credits 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, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, 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 impressive 193,443 credits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 664,798 per year while the poor average 41,276, a ratio of 16.1 to 1.

Travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Town, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, and Fris's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fris's national animal is the beagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Fris is ranked 11,180th in the world and 8th in Space Sector RPRA for Most Stationary, with 2,186.30576743008 days.

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Largest Black Market: 2,521stMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,666thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 4,222ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,730thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,944thMost Patriotic: 6,523rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9,721stLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,977thMost Stationary: 11,180thHighest Average Incomes: 11,195thLargest Retail Industry: 11,337thMost Subsidized Industry: 11,559thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 12,221stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 12,250thLargest Populations: 12,590thMost Corrupt Governments: 12,755thMost Efficient Economies: 13,641stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14,606thMost Developed: 14,852ndTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 15,800thMost Advanced Public Education: 17,702ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,144thLargest Governments: 19,776thMost Influential: 20,575thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 23,216thLargest Mining Sector: 23,728thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 24,277thSmartest Citizens: 24,506thMost Advanced Public Transport: 26,777thLargest Agricultural Sector: 27,831stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 28,041stLongest Average Lifespans: 28,273rd
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Fris, Fris's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Town.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers.
  • : Fris was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Fris was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, barbed wire entanglements and guard towers surround the Town Natural History Museum.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries.
  • : Following new legislation in Fris, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail.

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