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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,149thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,409thMost Secular: 10,458th
The People's Republic of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Shining with a thousand suns!
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Good
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Korumm

Population21.277 billion

LeaderGeneral Secretary Chi Long Qua
Faithno religion

CurrencyLira
AnimalCockatiel

The People's Republic of Korumm is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by General Secretary Chi Long Qua with an iron fist, and notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, digital currency, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 21.277 billion Korummese 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 dominated by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 37.3%.

The Korummian economy, worth a remarkable 1,499 trillion Lire 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 70,494 Lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 201,540 per year while the poor average 19,640, a ratio of 10.3 to 1.

Broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, it is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, minefields are being deployed along the border to discourage potential emigrants from trying to leave, and truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Korumm's national animal is the Cockatiel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is no religion.

Korumm is ranked 218,655th in the world and 8th in Wyndia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 19,640.16 Standard Monetary Units.

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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,149thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,409thMost Secular: 10,458thMost Conservative: 10,743rdMost Authoritarian: 11,013thLargest Black Market: 13,426thTop
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Largest Populations: 17,204thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,078thHighest Economic Output: 23,622ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 28,786thMost Corrupt Governments: 30,136th
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Most Extreme: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Korumm was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Korumm was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Korumm's influence in Wyndia rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Korumm's influence in Wyndia rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : Korumm's influence in Wyndia rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Korumm's influence in Wyndia rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
  • : Korumm relocated from Greater Ixnay to Wyndia.
  • : Korumm was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements and Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Korumm was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Korumm's influence in Greater Ixnay rose from "Page" to "Squire".

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