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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 27thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 34thMost Patriotic: 75th
The Kingdom of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Kasteria, One and Indivisible
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Radicaster

Population20.646 billion

CapitalGwangseong
LeaderRegent Hyong Sung-Jin
Faithatheism

CurrencyKasterian won
Animal152 mm shell

The Kingdom of Radicaster is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Regent Hyong Sung-Jin with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 20.646 billion Kasterians 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 effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gwangseong. The average income tax rate is 95.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Kasterian economy, worth an astonishing 12,632 trillion Kasterian won 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. 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 a breathtaking 611,843 Kasterian won, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

When flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!", soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, citizens are deployed to barren deserts to protect small territorial claims, and organisations with 800 in their phone number are often raided by special forces. 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. Radicaster's national animal is the 152 mm shell, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is atheism.

Radicaster is ranked 297,593rd in the world and 4,252nd in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 18.88 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 27thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 34thMost Patriotic: 75thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 79thLargest Black Market: 166thMost Corrupt Governments: 272ndMost Armed: 284thHighest Average Incomes: 321stLargest Insurance Industry: 492ndHighest Economic Output: 662ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 965thLargest Information Technology Sector: 968thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,060thLargest Governments: 1,407thRudest Citizens: 1,896thHighest Poor Incomes: 2,235thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,331stLargest Mining Sector: 2,479thMost Avoided: 2,490thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,147thFattest Citizens: 3,326thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,389thSmartest Citizens: 3,488thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,770thLargest Retail Industry: 3,834thMost Developed: 4,331stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,347thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 4,523rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,564thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 4,716thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,397thMost Cultured: 5,678thLargest Agricultural Sector: 6,769thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,784thMost Stationary: 7,260thMost Subsidized Industry: 7,967thMost Advanced Public Education: 12,308thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 13,023rdMost Influential: 13,107thLowest Crime Rates: 13,987thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 14,642ndMost Secular: 15,769thMost Conservative: 16,567thLongest Average Lifespans: 16,621stTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 18,190thLargest Populations: 18,450thMost Authoritarian: 22,521st
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Most Patriotic: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 12th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 13th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 14th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 29th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 34th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 36th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 42nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 44th in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 59th in the regionLargest Governments: 60th in the regionRudest Citizens: 65th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 69th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 73rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 80th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 82nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 106th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 107th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 124th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 133rd in the regionMost Stationary: 141st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 141st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 142nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 146th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 148th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 168th in the regionMost Developed: 181st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 214th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 219th in the regionMost Cultured: 231st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 236th in the regionLargest Populations: 239th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 303rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 332nd in the regionMost Conservative: 373rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 427th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 448th in the regionMost Secular: 476th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Radicaster was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Radicaster was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Conservative.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, organisations with 800 in their phone number are often raided by special forces.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, citizens are deployed to barren deserts to protect small territorial claims.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!".
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, Dàguó is simultaneously dead and alive.
  • : Radicaster was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Fattest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, space has been brought down to earth with constellations of cancer cases across Radicaster.
  • : Following new legislation in Radicaster, the government spends billions to protect Radicaster from a disaster that is one in a million.

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