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Most Ignorant Citizens: 98thMost Primitive: 127thMost Devout: 154th
The Hotdog-craving birb of
Corporate Police State
Ack? Ack!
Steven Seagulls
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Seagull

Population13.277 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.277 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, moralistic, 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 3,709 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 279,390 stolen hotdogs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,319,014 per year while the poor average 6,764, a ratio of 342 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 1,487th in the world and 4th in Forest for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 12,726.73 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 98thMost Primitive: 127thMost Devout: 154thFattest Citizens: 195thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 201stMost Avoided: 240thLargest Gambling Industry: 255thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 297thMost Armed: 447thHighest Crime Rates: 452ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 457thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 504thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 519thLargest Retail Industry: 535thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 739thLargest Insurance Industry: 757thHighest Disposable Incomes: 811thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 833rdMost Corrupt Governments: 982ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,166thLargest Mining Sector: 1,363rdLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,487thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,517thRudest Citizens: 2,050thMost Efficient Economies: 2,695thTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 3,761stMost Influential: 4,362ndHighest Economic Output: 5,456thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,979thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 15,783rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22,653rd
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Largest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 4th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 4th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 5th in the regionMost Devout: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 6th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 6th in the regionMost Primitive: 6th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 7th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 7th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 8th in the regionRudest Citizens: 15th in the regionTop
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Most Pro-Market: 19th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 19th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 19th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 23rd in the regionMost Conservative: 28th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 29th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Seagull was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Influential, Largest Black Market, Highest Average Incomes, and Highest Economic Output.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Seagull was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Seagull altered its national flag.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Hatchling" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull relocated from Balder to Forest.

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