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Most Ignorant Citizens: 91stMost Primitive: 125thMost Devout: 136th
The Hotdog-craving birb of
Corporate Police State
Ack? Ack!
Steven Seagulls
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Seagull

Population18.091 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, fear of technology, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.091 billion Seagulls are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ackopolis. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Seagulls economy, worth a remarkable 5,156 trillion stolen hotdogs 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 285,032 stolen hotdogs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 809,136 per year while the poor average 80,199, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

Jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, it's illegal to blow things up, a friend in need is a friend with nuclear greed, and songs of praise to Steven Seagulls are filled with coded messages from the resistance. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Seagull's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Hotdog.

Seagull is ranked 14,752nd in the world and 22nd in Forest for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 36,474.91 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 91stMost Primitive: 125thMost Devout: 136thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 182ndFattest Citizens: 182ndLargest Gambling Industry: 206thMost Avoided: 213thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 244thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 280thHighest Crime Rates: 418thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 429thMost Armed: 441stLargest Retail Industry: 478thLargest Insurance Industry: 650thHighest Disposable Incomes: 704thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 977thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 992ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,418thLargest Mining Sector: 1,589thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,691stRudest Citizens: 1,997thMost Influential: 2,240thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,477thMost Efficient Economies: 3,147thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,328thHighest Average Incomes: 4,038thHighest Economic Output: 4,242ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,613thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,752ndMost Subsidized Industry: 14,999thTop
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Largest Black Market: 20,324thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,124thLargest Populations: 22,152ndHighest Poor Incomes: 26,684thHighest Drug Use: 27,633rd
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionMost Devout: 4th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 8th in the regionMost Armed: 9th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 12th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 16th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 22nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 24th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 25th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 26th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27th in the region

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