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Gravlen

Population40.8 billion

CapitalGravlen MegaCity One
LeaderLord Gravlen the First
Faithworship of the great Penguin

CurrencyGravel
Animalfurious penguin

The Supremely Utopian Empire of Gravlen is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lord Gravlen the First with an iron fist, and renowned for its digital currency, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 40.8 billion Gravlenians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gravlen MegaCity One. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Gravlenian economy, worth an astonishing 15,078 trillion Gravels a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 369,580 Gravels, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,227,468 per year while the poor average 27,580, a ratio of 80.8 to 1.

Atheists are heavily taxed, tourists avoid using the nation's bugged phones and monitored internet, long arduous trials are held for the most trivial of offences, and turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Gravlen's national animal is the furious penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is worship of the great Penguin.

Gravlen is ranked 2,733rd in the world and 1st in The Isles O Chocolate Coatings for Fattest Citizens, with 37.41 Obesity Rate.

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1%
Largest Insurance Industry: 124thHighest Economic Output: 321stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 323rdLowest Overall Tax Burden: 338thHighest Disposable Incomes: 358thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 554thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 685thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 843rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 919thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,206thLargest Populations: 1,262ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,335thLargest Mining Sector: 1,424thHighest Average Incomes: 1,438thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,529thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,052ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,166thLargest Gambling Industry: 2,257thFattest Citizens: 2,733rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,777thMost Efficient Economies: 2,810thLargest Publishing Industry: 2,860thTop
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Smartest Citizens: 3,504thLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,368thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,322ndMost Influential: 5,581stLowest Crime Rates: 5,693rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,199thLargest Retail Industry: 7,070thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,322ndLargest Governments: 8,714thMost Developed: 8,732ndMost Corrupt Governments: 8,920thLargest Agricultural Sector: 10,158thRudest Citizens: 10,198thMost Stationary: 12,042ndSafest: 12,687thMost Secular: 13,607thTop
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Most Cultured: 20,129thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20,899thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21,518thLargest Black Market: 21,827thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,887thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 26,125thHighest Food Quality: 29,253rd

National Happenings

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  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Gravlen was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.

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