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Most Armed: 60thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 63rdFattest Citizens: 63rd
The ½ Interwebs ░ Cyberocracy of
Corporate Police State
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Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Ghoublins

Population13.008 billion

Capital🥚 Easter Egg Conspiracy ∙net 𒀭
Leader☺ The Undead Cyborg of Krenko Mob Boss
Faith⸙This Statement Is False⸙

Currency╦ Shiny Tin Scrap and Card 𓉢
Animal§ Superfluous Ottix Monster 𓃗

The ½ Interwebs ░ Cyberocracy of Ghoublins is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by ☺ The Undead Cyborg of Krenko Mob Boss with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, digital currency, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.008 billion Ghoublins 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 tiny, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 🥚 Easter Egg Conspiracy ∙net 𒀭. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ghoublin economy, worth a remarkable 5,696 trillion ╦ Shiny Tin Scrap and Card 𓉢s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 437,941 ╦ Shiny Tin Scrap and Card 𓉢s, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,558,419 per year while the poor average 88,605, a ratio of 17.6 to 1.

Relations with Merovingia are as cold as Ghoublins's skill with the blade, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, and the newest season of Landlord Cops was filmed in front of a live audience. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ghoublins's national animal is the § Superfluous Ottix Monster 𓃗, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is ⸙This Statement Is False⸙.

Ghoublins is ranked 13,432nd in the world and 4th in Testregionia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,499.36 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Armed: 60thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 63rdFattest Citizens: 63rdMost Avoided: 86thHighest Crime Rates: 86thLargest Gambling Industry: 109thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 111thMost Ignorant Citizens: 151stLargest Retail Industry: 200thMost Corrupt Governments: 218thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 226thHighest Disposable Incomes: 267thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 325thMost Efficient Economies: 406thMost Valuable International Artwork: 415thRudest Citizens: 421stMost Rebellious Youth: 633rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 931stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 945thHighest Average Incomes: 950thMost Patriotic: 1,026thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,110thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,572ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,641stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,663rdMost Subsidized Industry: 2,692ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,958thTop
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Largest Governments: 3,145thHighest Economic Output: 3,523rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,012thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,018thNudest: 6,348thLargest Black Market: 7,895thMost Influential: 8,410thLargest Insurance Industry: 13,432ndTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 21,439th
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Most Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Drug Use: 3rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3rd in the regionNudest: 3rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Influential: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ghoublins resigned from the World Assembly.
  • : Following new legislation in Ghoublins, the newest season of Landlord Cops was filmed in front of a live audience.
  • : Following new legislation in Ghoublins, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation.
  • : Following new legislation in Ghoublins, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel.
  • : Ghoublins's influence in Testregionia rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Ghoublins's influence in Testregionia rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
  • : Ghoublins lodged a message on the Testregionia Regional Message Board.
  • : Ghoublins relocated from Cataclyst Order to Testregionia.
  • : Ghoublins lodged a message on the Cataclyst Order Regional Message Board.
  • : Ghoublins adopted General Assembly Resolution #7 "".

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