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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 893rdMost Devout: 1,000thMost Influential: 1,766th
The Rat of
Iron Fist Consumerists
To Live and Serve!
Governor Abdollah
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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The Holy Rat

Population3.651 billion

CapitalRatome
LeaderGovernor Abdollah
FaithDe Jure Secular De Facto Ratholicism

CurrencyLafari Zaid
AnimalRat

The Rat of The Holy Rat is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Governor Abdollah with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.651 billion Lafarians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ratome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Lafarian economy, worth 487 trillion Lafari Zaids a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 133,521 Lafari Zaids, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 404,798 per year while the poor average 34,247, a ratio of 11.8 to 1.

Police drones follow every suspected Peeping Tom, neighbourhood gossips whip up controversy about those receiving adult merchandise, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, and chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Holy Rat's national animal is the Rat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is De Jure Secular De Facto Ratholicism.

The Holy Rat is ranked 287,774th in the world and 5,523rd in The East Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 5.35 Obesity Rate.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 893rdMost Devout: 1,000thMost Influential: 1,766thMost Primitive: 2,604thTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,529thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,650thMost Patriotic: 7,257thMost Valuable International Artwork: 7,469thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9,056thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,193rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,725thMost Authoritarian: 11,923rdMost Corrupt Governments: 12,597thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,763rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,801stLowest Crime Rates: 13,670thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14,214thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 17,124thMost Ignorant Citizens: 17,418thLargest Black Market: 17,501stLargest Agricultural Sector: 17,542ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 17,728thHealthiest Citizens: 19,391stMost Conservative: 20,347thMost Developed: 21,726thLargest Governments: 21,803rdLargest Welfare Programs: 24,486thMost Advanced Public Education: 26,243rdHighest Average Incomes: 29,327th
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Most Devout: 20th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 45th in the regionMost Primitive: 48th in the regionMost Influential: 55th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 56th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 63rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 136th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 136th in the regionLargest Black Market: 142nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 144th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 157th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 182nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 184th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 211th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 253rd in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 310th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 319th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 326th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 355th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 374th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 418th in the regionLargest Governments: 429th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 445th in the regionMost Developed: 487th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 500th in the regionMost Conservative: 508th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 511th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 530th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 544th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 553rd in the region

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