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Largest Gambling Industry: 145thLargest Retail Industry: 404thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 951st
The Commonwealth of
Moralistic Democracy
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Influence
Powerbroker
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Average

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Ulto

Population20.872 billion

Currencydollar
Animalporpoise

The Commonwealth of Ulto is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 20.872 billion Ultoans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Administration, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ultoan economy, worth a remarkable 5,265 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Retail, Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 252,294 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Unruly families are deliberately marooned on desert islands, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning, and most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists. Crime is pervasive, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Ulto's national animal is the porpoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Ulto is ranked 1,246th in the world and 1st in Unknown for Largest Black Market, with 7,040 trillion Standard Monetary Units.

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Largest Gambling Industry: 145thLargest Retail Industry: 404thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 951stMost Avoided: 1,063rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,084thLargest Black Market: 1,246thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,451stLargest Mining Sector: 1,642ndMost Corrupt Governments: 1,996thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,019thFattest Citizens: 2,497thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,828thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3,571stHighest Economic Output: 4,076thHighest Crime Rates: 4,637thMost Subsidized Industry: 5,093rdHighest Poor Incomes: 5,913thHighest Average Incomes: 6,120thRudest Citizens: 6,259thMost Stationary: 6,592ndNudest: 7,385thMost Influential: 8,396thMost Efficient Economies: 11,142ndMost Advanced Public Education: 11,859thMost Primitive: 12,913thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,401stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 14,611thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15,863rdTop
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Largest Governments: 16,724thLargest Populations: 18,133rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,335thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 19,642ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 21,837thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21,939thHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,199thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 25,618thMost Armed: 29,329thHighest Disposable Incomes: 31,503rd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, unruly families are deliberately marooned on desert islands.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, Ultoans struggle to cut steak with a spoon.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, restaurants cater to pregnancy cravings.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulto, Ultoan military drills look more like joint-Unknown exercises than anything else.

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