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Largest Gambling Industry: 153rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 197thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 205th
The Pink holy christmas of
Compulsory Consumerist State
Moon, friendship, NationStates, brains, lucky
Santa claus
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Hal Ghatisemagn

Population6.422 billion

CapitalYggdrasil
LeaderSanta claus
FaithAthyism

CurrencyGold bar
AnimalBat

The Pink holy christmas of Hal Ghatisemagn is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Santa claus with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, disturbing lack of elderly people, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.422 billion Hal Ghatisemagnians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrasil. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hal Ghatisemagnian economy, worth a remarkable 2,036 trillion Gold bars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 317,155 Gold bars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,925,779 per year while the poor average 3,429, a ratio of 853 to 1.

The nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees, there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', subscribing to the Benevolence Society for Impoverished Leaders is an effective way to dodge the draft, and the leading national news source is 'my cousin Billy-Bob on MyFace'. 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. Hal Ghatisemagn's national animal is the Bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Athyism.

Hal Ghatisemagn is ranked 141,820th in the world and 2,357th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,074.85 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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Largest Gambling Industry: 153rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 197thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 205thFattest Citizens: 221stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 241stMost Avoided: 250thMost Armed: 254thHighest Crime Rates: 273rdHighest Drug Use: 327thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 500thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 511thHighest Disposable Incomes: 531stLargest Retail Industry: 572ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 801stMost Pro-Market: 808thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 840thRudest Citizens: 855thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,179thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,292ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,899thMost Efficient Economies: 1,953rdMost Devout: 2,065thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,181stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,334thHighest Average Incomes: 2,642ndMost Corrupt Governments: 2,701stLargest Insurance Industry: 2,726thTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,773rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,103rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,625thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,908thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,952ndMost Subsidized Industry: 8,097thMost Patriotic: 10,031stMost Scientifically Advanced: 15,662ndHighest Economic Output: 15,948thTop
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Largest Governments: 17,816thLargest Agricultural Sector: 20,063rdMost Influential: 23,669thMost Valuable International Artwork: 28,638thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 30,245th
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Largest Gambling Industry: 4th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 6th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 6th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Avoided: 7th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 8th in the regionMost Armed: 9th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 11th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 14th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 18th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 22nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 24th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 25th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 29th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 31st in the regionRudest Citizens: 34th in the regionMost Devout: 43rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 45th in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 57th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 62nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 64th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 68th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 71st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 80th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 86th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 92nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 95th in the regionMost Patriotic: 141st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 145th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 218th in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 312th in the regionLargest Black Market: 345th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 357th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 408th in the regionLargest Governments: 473rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, the leading national news source is 'my cousin Billy-Bob on MyFace'.
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, subscribing to the Benevolence Society for Impoverished Leaders is an effective way to dodge the draft.
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons'.
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, the nation has opened its arms to an influx of refugees.
  • : Hal Ghatisemagn was endorsed by The Federal Republic of Darkanistan.
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, Yggdrasil has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra.
  • : Hal Ghatisemagn was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Hal Ghatisemagn changed its national animal to "Bat", its capital to "Yggdrasil", its currency to "Gold bar", its faith to "Athyism", its leader to "Santa claus", its motto to "Moon, friendship, NationStates, brains, lucky", and its nation type to "Pink holy christmas".
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration.
  • : Following new legislation in Hal Ghatisemagn, people are turning themselves into worm food.

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