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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 792ndLargest Black Market: 852ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 890th
The Awakening Power of
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Jokesters

Population14.294 billion

CapitalBunker 77
LeaderMarc Fallon

CurrencyDenarius
AnimalJaguar

The Awakening Power of Jokesters is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Marc Fallon with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, aversion to nipples, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 14.294 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, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bunker 77. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jokestersian economy, worth a remarkable 4,732 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 331,056 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 291,788th in the world and 4,159th in the Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -827.57 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 792ndLargest Black Market: 852ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 890thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,046thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,387thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,487thLargest Mining Sector: 1,920thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,949thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,961stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,032ndHighest Average Incomes: 2,145thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,741stMost Corrupt Governments: 2,775thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3,692ndLowest Crime Rates: 3,757thLargest Insurance Industry: 4,286thMost Advanced Public Education: 5,103rdMost Developed: 5,251stMost Secular: 5,756thLargest Governments: 6,068thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6,239thSmartest Citizens: 6,367thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,999thFattest Citizens: 8,536thMost Stationary: 9,672ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,809thMost Efficient Economies: 10,883rdMost Subsidized Industry: 11,598thMost Influential: 12,564thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,219thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 16,291stLargest Retail Industry: 16,736thMost Patriotic: 19,063rdMost Authoritarian: 25,878thMost Avoided: 28,003rdLargest Populations: 28,533rd
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Black Market: 26th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 27th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 29th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 32nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 36th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 38th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 46th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 47th in the regionMost Influential: 51st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 51st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 52nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 65th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 74th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 76th in the regionFattest Citizens: 100th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 102nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 104th in the regionMost Developed: 126th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 130th in the regionMost Stationary: 130th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 139th in the regionMost Secular: 140th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 146th in the regionLargest Governments: 147th in the regionMost Avoided: 157th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 172nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 184th in the regionLargest Populations: 210th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 211th in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 226th in the regionMost Patriotic: 247th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 248th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 360th in the region

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Endorsements Received: 9 » Xoriet, East Durthang, Jar Wattinree, North Blackstream, Monsierron, Jazzia, Muffinses, Franners, and Marinas Island.

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