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Largest Insurance Industry: 492ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 631stHighest Economic Output: 1,293rd
The People's Republic of
Capitalist Paradise
Hurt 'em plenty!
Influence
Nipper
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Average

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Hurtful Thoughts

Population40.415 billion

LeaderLeader

Currencythought
Animaldodo

The People's Republic of Hurtful Thoughts is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leader with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 40.415 billion Hurties are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Hurtian economy, worth a remarkable 8,239 trillion thoughts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 203,875 thoughts, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,391,760 per year while the poor average 10,819, a ratio of 128 to 1.

The government loves seeing the little people fight, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, military instructors tire of being asked for another bedtime story by seven-year-old conscripts, and voter turnout for the election of the Junior Assistant for Non-Digital Media Strategies has been unsurprisingly low. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Hurtful Thoughts's national animal is the dodo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Hurtful Thoughts is ranked 173,227th in the world and 3,501st in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 91.9052189584 days.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 492ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 631stHighest Economic Output: 1,293rdLargest Populations: 1,339thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,490thHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,618thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,826thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,982ndTop
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Largest Gambling Industry: 3,031stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 3,366thHighest Crime Rates: 3,662ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 3,972ndMost Avoided: 4,727thRudest Citizens: 5,185thMost Armed: 5,232ndLargest Mining Sector: 6,828thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9,250thHighest Average Incomes: 9,616thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 10,270thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 10,906thLargest Agricultural Sector: 11,279thLargest Retail Industry: 11,412thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13,620thLargest Publishing Industry: 14,631stTop
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Smartest Citizens: 16,112thMost Valuable International Artwork: 16,784thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 16,976thMost Scientifically Advanced: 20,330thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 20,674thMost Corrupt Governments: 20,704thLargest Information Technology Sector: 21,895th
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Largest Insurance Industry: 14th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 23rd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 29th in the regionLargest Populations: 29th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 37th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 40th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 44th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 56th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 67th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 68th in the regionTop
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Highest Crime Rates: 92nd in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 106th in the regionMost Avoided: 116th in the regionRudest Citizens: 152nd in the regionMost Armed: 154th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 169th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 244th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 255th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 284th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 287th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 293rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 303rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 321st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 336th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 363rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 370th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 493rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 507th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 509th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 538th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 579th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 597th in the regionLargest Black Market: 700th in the region

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