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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,046thLargest Black Market: 1,466thHighest Economic Output: 2,511th
The Command Cyborg of
Psychotic Dictatorship
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Influence
Handshaker
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Paradroid

Population37.374 billion

CapitalParadroidCity
LeaderMrDroid
FaithAtheism

Currencychip
Animalmouse

The Command Cyborg of Paradroid is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by MrDroid with an iron fist, and notable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 37.374 billion Paradroidians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ParadroidCity. The average income tax rate is 89.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Paradroidian economy, worth a remarkable 6,708 trillion chips 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, quite specialized black market in Retail, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. 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 impressive 179,488 chips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, doctors are learning that red tape makes ineffective bandages, and people transfer their assets to bank accounts in Manamana before getting divorced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Paradroid's national animal is the mouse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

Paradroid is ranked 17,127th in the world and 9th in Testregionia for Most Cultured, scoring 92 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,046thLargest Black Market: 1,466thHighest Economic Output: 2,511thLargest Populations: 2,591stTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 3,194thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,885thLargest Retail Industry: 4,145thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,251stMost Secular: 5,686thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6,224thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,743rdMost Subsidized Industry: 9,073rdLargest Mining Sector: 9,487thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 9,981stHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,270thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10,464thLargest Governments: 15,124thHighest Average Incomes: 15,255thTop
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Most Cultured: 17,127thMost Advanced Public Transport: 18,277thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 18,866thLowest Crime Rates: 20,568thHighest Poor Incomes: 21,585thMost Efficient Economies: 23,963rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 28,263rdMost Authoritarian: 30,258th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionLargest Populations: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Secular: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Paradroid was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Paradroid was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes and the Top 10% for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Paradroid was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, people transfer their assets to bank accounts in Manamana before getting divorced.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, doctors are learning that red tape makes ineffective bandages.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, public transit is widely considered to be perpetrating the patriarchy.
  • : Paradroid was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian and Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Paradroid, the hyperwealthy are given "Congratulations! You won Capitalism" trophies.

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