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Most Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Primitive: 133rdMost Devout: 135th
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

Population18.226 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, unlimited-speed roads, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.226 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 5,194 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 332,165th in the world and 283rd in Forest for Least Corrupt Governments, with 0.99 percentage of bribes refused.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Primitive: 133rdMost Devout: 135thFattest Citizens: 180thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 182ndLargest Gambling Industry: 201stMost Avoided: 213thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 248thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 279thHighest Crime Rates: 418thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 432ndMost Armed: 439thLargest Retail Industry: 479thLargest Insurance Industry: 654thHighest Disposable Incomes: 699thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,002ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,007thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,445thLargest Mining Sector: 1,613thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,741stRudest Citizens: 2,029thMost Influential: 2,170thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,556thMost Efficient Economies: 3,186thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,283rdTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 4,093rdHighest Economic Output: 4,224thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,718thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,836thMost Subsidized Industry: 15,063rdTop
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Largest Black Market: 20,501stMost Valuable International Artwork: 21,434thLargest Populations: 22,129thHighest Poor Incomes: 26,964thHighest Drug Use: 27,598th
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Devout: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 5th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 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 Primitive: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 8th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionMost Armed: 9th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 15th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 21st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 22nd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 24th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 24th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 26th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 27th in the region

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