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Safest: 10,411thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10,450thMost Subsidized Industry: 16,211th
The Dark Servant of
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Influence
Contender
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Maxwell Rayner

Population5.104 billion

CurrencyFear Wheels
Animalentity

The Dark Servant of Maxwell Rayner is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its lack of airports, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.104 billion Maxwell Raynerians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Maxwell Raynerian economy, worth 601 trillion Fear Wheels a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,865 Fear Wheels, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients, Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, and serial killers are the country's biggest import. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maxwell Rayner's national animal is the entity, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Maxwell Rayner is ranked 23,721st in the world and 1st in Access The Axis for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 75.74 Effective Tax Rate.

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Safest: 10,411thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10,450thMost Subsidized Industry: 16,211thMost Devout: 16,512thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 19,656thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 21,260thHighest Average Tax Rates: 23,721stMost Efficient Economies: 25,682ndMost Advanced Public Education: 28,501stLargest Black Market: 30,245thMost Scientifically Advanced: 30,790thMost Developed: 31,069thLargest Governments: 32,497th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and Most Devout.
  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and the Top 10% for Largest Governments.
  • : Maxwell Rayner's influence in Access The Axis rose from "Negotiator" to "Contender".
  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Maxwell Rayner was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Following new legislation in Maxwell Rayner, serial killers are the country's biggest import.
  • : Following new legislation in Maxwell Rayner, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered.
  • : Following new legislation in Maxwell Rayner, Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps.

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