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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,816thLargest Black Market: 5,582ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,576th
The Planet of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Saturnus
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Saturnus

Population20.136 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Planet of Saturnus is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its infamous sell-swords, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 20.136 billion Saturnusians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 71.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Saturnusian economy, worth a remarkable 3,231 trillion Golds 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 160,472 Golds, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Saturnusian weed picker are way up, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by the Communist Party, and polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saturnus's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Saturnus is ranked 35,789th in the world and 8th in St Abbaddon for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 71.52 Effective Tax Rate.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,816thLargest Black Market: 5,582ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,576thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,312thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 7,542ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8,417thMost Secular: 8,779thHighest Economic Output: 8,830thMost Conservative: 13,073rdMost Authoritarian: 13,722ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 14,284thMost Corrupt Governments: 15,088thMost Developed: 16,139thTop
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Most Patriotic: 18,048thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 19,256thLargest Populations: 19,344thMost Subsidized Industry: 19,544thLargest Information Technology Sector: 19,756thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,480thHighest Average Incomes: 21,541stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 21,978thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,567thLowest Crime Rates: 24,038thLongest Average Lifespans: 24,529thMost Beautiful Environments: 26,821stLargest Governments: 28,261stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 31,268thMost Efficient Economies: 31,713thMost Scientifically Advanced: 32,912th
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Most Secular: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 2nd in the regionMost Conservative: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Extreme: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed and the Top 10% for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments.
  • : Following new legislation in Saturnus, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums.
  • : Following new legislation in Saturnus, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by the Communist Party.
  • : Following new legislation in Saturnus, internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Saturnusian weed picker are way up.
  • : Following new legislation in Saturnus, getting an autograph has become harder than ever.
  • : Saturnus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.

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