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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 45thMost Patriotic: 50thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 54th
The Holy Empire of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Strength Through Science, Unity Through Faith
The Empty God-Emperor Talith Yi I
Influence
Apprentice
Surala
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Surala

Population10.795 billion

CapitalThe Holy City of Il-Sura
LeaderThe Empty God-Emperor Talith Yi I
FaithTalithism

CurrencySu
AnimalSuralan Rock Wolf

The Holy Empire of Surala is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Empty God-Emperor Talith Yi I with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.795 billion Suralans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Holy City of Il-Sura. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Suralan economy, worth a remarkable 7,057 trillion Sus a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 653,781 Sus, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,528,206 per year while the poor average 116,010, a ratio of 21.8 to 1.

Fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second, medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak, exported livestock are wined and dined before they are flat ironed, and formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Surala's national animal is the Suralan Rock Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Talithism.

Surala is ranked 177,849th in the world and 23rd in Imperial World Nations for Most Stationary, with 82.99385660612 days.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 45thMost Patriotic: 50thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 54thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 106thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 130thHighest Average Incomes: 150thMost Corrupt Governments: 178thMost Devout: 268thLowest Crime Rates: 287thLargest Black Market: 325thLargest Information Technology Sector: 368thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 402ndLargest Governments: 407thMost Subsidized Industry: 419thMost Efficient Economies: 606thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 718thHighest Average Tax Rates: 719thMost Scientifically Advanced: 753rdMost Developed: 903rdLongest Average Lifespans: 965thMost Valuable International Artwork: 999thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,001stMost Advanced Public Education: 1,107thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,152ndMost Cultured: 1,254thHealthiest Citizens: 1,394thSmartest Citizens: 1,486thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,565thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,757thHighest Economic Output: 1,781stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,788thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,130thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 2,201stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,269thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,569thTop
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Rudest Citizens: 4,732ndLargest Mining Sector: 5,078thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,496thLargest Retail Industry: 8,703rdLargest Welfare Programs: 9,857thHighest Poor Incomes: 11,630thTop
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Most Authoritarian: 20,524th
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Most Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Surala, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, exported livestock are wined and dined before they are flat ironed.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories'.
  • : Surala lodged a message on the Imperial World Nations Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black.
  • : Following new legislation in Surala, rabbits are known to spontaneously explode without warning.

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