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Largest Mining Sector: 3,104thMost Avoided: 4,662ndHighest Economic Output: 4,992nd
The Cloud Cuckooland of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Life isn't a question; it doesn't need an answer.
Sargon The Grape
Influence
Dominator
The Ancient One
Region
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Rhina

Population29.597 billion

CapitalAkkad
LeaderSargon The Grape
FaithThe Order of Atlantid

Currencynanite
Animalmechanoceros

The Cloud Cuckooland of Rhina is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Sargon The Grape with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, digital currency, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 29.597 billion Rhinese are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akkad. The average income tax rate is 31.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rhinese economy, worth a remarkable 4,698 trillion nanites 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 a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. 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 158,744 nanites, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shoppers carry protractors to verify their produce, government agents scour baking periodicals for subversive recipes, many are asking why the latest naval vessel is named after Saint Bartholomeus the Many Handed, and having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Rhina's national animal is the mechanoceros, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Order of Atlantid.

Rhina is ranked 331,430th in the world and 4th in NMS Cafe 42 for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -22.34 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Largest Mining Sector: 3,104thTop
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Most Avoided: 4,662ndHighest Economic Output: 4,992ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,363rdLargest Black Market: 6,361stHighest Disposable Incomes: 6,580thLargest Populations: 7,043rdHighest Poor Incomes: 8,260thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,596thMost Advanced Public Education: 11,060thSmartest Citizens: 13,181stLargest Retail Industry: 14,157thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 14,613thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 17,927thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 17,991stMost Subsidized Industry: 19,028thMost Income Equality: 21,633rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 21,969thHighest Average Incomes: 22,222ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 27,631stMost Corrupt Governments: 28,100thLargest Agricultural Sector: 32,065th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Rhina lodged a message on the New Hyperion Regional Message Board.
  • : Rhina's influence in NMS Cafe 42 rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
  • : Rhina's influence in NMS Cafe 42 fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
  • : Rhina was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.
  • : Rhina's influence in NMS Cafe 42 rose from "Superpower" to "Dominator".
  • : Rhina was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector.
  • : Rhina lodged a message on the New Hyperion Regional Message Board.
  • : Rhina's influence in NMS Cafe 42 fell from "Dominator" to "Superpower".
  • : Rhina lodged a message on the New Hyperion Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Rhina, having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration.

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