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Most Devout: 2,685thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,740thLargest Black Market: 2,801st
The Ever-Present Demon Child of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Everyone expects the Varanian Inquisition
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Geminga

Population12.991 billion

CurrencyObject Permanence
AnimalQuestion Mark

The Ever-Present Demon Child of Geminga is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.991 billion Gemingans 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Gemingan economy, worth a remarkable 3,239 trillion Object Permanences 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 black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 249,389 Object Permanences, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 752,668 per year while the poor average 64,380, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

The recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, the government snoops on private internet connections, and going on a diet invalidates your passport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Geminga's national animal is the Question Mark, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Geminga is ranked 7,692nd in the world and 9th in Eye for Most Developed, scoring 92.19 on the Human Development Index.

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Most Devout: 2,685thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,740thLargest Black Market: 2,801stTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 3,614thLargest Mining Sector: 3,713thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,826thLargest Retail Industry: 4,783rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,258thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,282ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,479thMost Efficient Economies: 5,484thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,906thHighest Average Incomes: 6,301stMost Corrupt Governments: 6,388thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,957thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,353rdLargest Governments: 7,562ndMost Developed: 7,692ndHighest Economic Output: 8,734thNudest: 8,950thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,302ndLongest Average Lifespans: 9,487thLowest Crime Rates: 11,132ndSmartest Citizens: 11,216thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 12,409thLargest Publishing Industry: 12,833rdMost Patriotic: 13,129thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 21,032ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,888thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,306thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 24,849thHealthiest Citizens: 27,136th
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Most Devout: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 5th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionMost Developed: 9th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 10th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 11th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 12th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 21st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 24th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 25th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 27th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 28th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 32nd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 49th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 49th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 52nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 65th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 87th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 94th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 105th in the regionLargest Governments: 136th in the regionTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 149th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 156th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 175th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 180th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 186th in the regionMost Patriotic: 205th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 240th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 243rd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 267th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, going on a diet invalidates your passport.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, the government snoops on private internet connections.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, the recently unemployed can often be seen at the local homeless shelter.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, Geminga's first free elections in recent memory have been successfully concluded.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Leader's throne.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, golden statues of Question Marks line the memorial avenues of the Funerary District.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, people who tease dwarfs are being cut down to size.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes.
  • : Following new legislation in Geminga, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track.

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