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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1,617thLargest Black Market: 2,561stHighest Economic Output: 4,205th
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

Population22.528 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 renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.528 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 4,357 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 171,163rd in the world and 12th in Space Sector RPRA for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1,617thLargest Black Market: 2,561stTop
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Highest Economic Output: 4,205thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,742ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,893rdMost Patriotic: 6,847thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9,879thLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,002ndMost Stationary: 11,089thLargest Retail Industry: 11,264thHighest Average Incomes: 11,352ndMost Subsidized Industry: 11,785thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 12,348thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 12,444thLargest Populations: 12,566thMost Corrupt Governments: 12,907thMost Efficient Economies: 13,893rdTop
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Most Developed: 14,827thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14,830thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 16,028thMost Advanced Public Education: 17,661stMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,156thLargest Governments: 19,933rdMost Influential: 20,454thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 23,160thLargest Mining Sector: 23,607thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 24,195thSmartest Citizens: 24,332ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 26,545thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 27,440thLongest Average Lifespans: 28,076thLargest Agricultural Sector: 28,205th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Fris was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Fris was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Black Market and the Top 5% for Most Stationary, Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Patriotic, and Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Fris was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : 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.

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