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The Corporate Dictatorship of
Corporate Police State
Oderint Dum Metuant
Influence
Handshaker
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Josephland

Population40.125 billion

CapitalJoseph City
LeaderJoseph
FaithJosephism

Currencymoney
Animalviper

The Corporate Dictatorship of Josephland is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Joseph with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, parental licensing program, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 40.125 billion follower of Josephs are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Industry, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joseph City. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Josephic economy, worth an astonishing 40,997 trillion monies a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,021,744 monies, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,436,410 per year while the poor average 68,116, a ratio of 94.5 to 1.

Childish pranks are no laughing matter, the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens, when you fly on Air Josephland you win a seat or you die, and wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Josephland's national animal is the viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Josephism.

Josephland is ranked 285,965th in the world and 53rd in The Alliance of Dictators for Safest, scoring 2.48 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4thLargest Insurance Industry: 7thLargest Mining Sector: 8thLargest Black Market: 9thHighest Average Incomes: 12thHighest Economic Output: 13thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 23rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 24thLargest Agricultural Sector: 27thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 31stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 34thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 36thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 70thMost Patriotic: 96thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 142ndLargest Governments: 191stMost Advanced Public Transport: 194thMost Corrupt Governments: 204thMost Subsidized Industry: 234thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 293rdMost Stationary: 335thMost Avoided: 350thMost Efficient Economies: 382ndLowest Crime Rates: 402ndFattest Citizens: 576thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,160thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,391stLargest Populations: 1,457thLargest Retail Industry: 1,502ndTop
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Most Primitive: 4,750thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5,153rdMost Conservative: 5,289thRudest Citizens: 5,779thMost Developed: 6,267thMost Advanced Public Education: 6,326thMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,754thMost Influential: 7,684thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 17,176thSmartest Citizens: 17,842ndLongest Average Lifespans: 20,236thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 24,591stMost Authoritarian: 25,625th
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Largest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Stationary: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the region

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