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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 696thLargest Black Market: 995thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,142nd
The Awakening Power of
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Jokesters

Population19.47 billion

CapitalBunker 77
LeaderMarc Fallon

CurrencyDenarius
AnimalJaguar

The Awakening Power of Jokesters is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Marc Fallon with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 19.47 billion Jokestersians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bunker 77. The average income tax rate is 91.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jokestersian economy, worth a remarkable 6,335 trillion Denarii 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 325,401 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Marc Fallon's throne, children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines, and illegal immigration remains a hot topic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jokesters's national animal is the Jaguar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jokesters is ranked 3,494th in the world and 51st in the Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,047.82 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 696thLargest Black Market: 995thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,142ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,151stHighest Poor Incomes: 1,371stMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,060thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,212thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,218thHighest Average Incomes: 2,421stLargest Mining Sector: 2,850thHighest Economic Output: 2,862ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,206thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,353rdLargest Insurance Industry: 3,494thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,827thMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,599thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,683rdLowest Crime Rates: 4,838thMost Developed: 5,020thMost Secular: 5,366thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,866thLargest Governments: 5,893rdSmartest Citizens: 6,040thFattest Citizens: 6,176thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,236thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,694thMost Subsidized Industry: 9,110thMost Influential: 12,174thMost Efficient Economies: 12,328thLongest Average Lifespans: 16,186thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 16,676thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 17,840thLargest Populations: 20,277thMost Authoritarian: 24,389th
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 17th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 19th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 25th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 31st in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 33rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 33rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 33rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 42nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 46th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 50th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 51st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 56th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 73rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 88th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 92nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 97th in the regionMost Secular: 105th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 111th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 112th in the regionMost Developed: 114th in the regionMost Influential: 115th in the regionLargest Governments: 127th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 133rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 134th in the regionLargest Populations: 157th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 162nd in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 189th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 194th in the regionMost Patriotic: 225th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 239th in the regionMost Avoided: 240th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 308th in the region
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