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Compulsory Consumerist State
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Refiria

Population9.486 billion

CapitalRefiria City
Leaderthe Refirian Parliament
FaithSafberdism

Currencyrefiri
Animalred panda

The Qekitor of Refiria is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by the Refirian Parliament with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.486 billion Refirians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Law & Order and Environment not funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Refiria City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Refirian economy, worth a remarkable 2,068 trillion refiris a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 218,098 refiris, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,992,961 per year while the poor average 2,608, a ratio of 764 to 1.

One can wake up in Refiria and have breakfast in Bigtopia, where your food came from is an unknowable mystery, chemically brainwashed citizens praise the Refirian Parliament's name on an hourly basis, and artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Refiria's national animal is the red panda, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Safberdism.

Refiria is ranked 311,050th in the world and 3rd in Three Guys for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -27.39 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 108thHighest Drug Use: 148thHighest Crime Rates: 235thLargest Gambling Industry: 281stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 303rdGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 336thMost Armed: 349thMost Avoided: 373rdFattest Citizens: 384thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 447thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 544thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 685thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 716thLargest Retail Industry: 722ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 947thMost Ignorant Citizens: 973rdMost Rebellious Youth: 1,123rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,386thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,925thRudest Citizens: 2,076thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,767thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,236thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,700thLargest Mining Sector: 6,063rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6,588thMost Subsidized Industry: 7,477thHighest Average Incomes: 9,067thLargest Insurance Industry: 12,846thMost Secular: 15,540thHighest Economic Output: 15,564thTop
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Most Pro-Market: 25,150thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 29,982nd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Refiria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Refiria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Following new legislation in Refiria, artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui.
  • : Following new legislation in Refiria, chemically brainwashed citizens praise the Refirian Parliament's name on an hourly basis.
  • : Refiria was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Refiria lodged a message on the Three Guys Regional Message Board.
  • : Refiria lodged a message on the Three Guys Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Refiria, where your food came from is an unknowable mystery.
  • : Following new legislation in Refiria, one can wake up in Refiria and have breakfast in Bigtopia.
  • : Following new legislation in Refiria, The Refirian Parliament has declared a weed sticking through a crack in the sidewalk to be the nation's newest green space.

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