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Largest Information Technology Sector: 159thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 290thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 450th
The Lizard of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Lizards don't need mottos
Influence
Page
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Untecna

Population13.535 billion

CapitalA Big Rock
LeaderTeccy

Currencydragonpiece
Animalnone

The Lizard of Untecna is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Teccy with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, state-planned economy, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 13.535 billion Untecnans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of A Big Rock. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 92.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Untecnan economy, worth a remarkable 5,903 trillion dragonpieces 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, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. 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 436,163 dragonpieces, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,238,162 per year while the poor average 122,723, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

Understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, and a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Untecna's national animal is the none, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Untecna is ranked 592nd in the world and 5th in Starlight for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,267.42 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 159thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 290thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 450thMost Scientifically Advanced: 592ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 757thLargest Black Market: 770thHighest Average Incomes: 961stMost Armed: 1,034thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,043rdMost Patriotic: 1,575thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,711thSmartest Citizens: 1,740thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,166thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,300thMost Developed: 2,309thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3,304thLongest Average Lifespans: 3,410thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,531stLargest Mining Sector: 3,794thHealthiest Citizens: 4,299thLargest Governments: 4,516thMost Efficient Economies: 4,522ndLowest Crime Rates: 4,943rdMost Subsidized Industry: 5,101stMost Secular: 5,268thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 7,267thHighest Average Tax Rates: 7,459thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,512thRudest Citizens: 10,895thMost Cultured: 12,248thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,640thHighest Food Quality: 13,703rdLargest Retail Industry: 14,626thMost Influential: 15,429thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 15,606thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 15,886thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 19,503rdMost Inclusive: 26,824thLargest Publishing Industry: 27,329thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 28,962nd
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 5th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5th in the regionTop
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Smartest Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 10th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 12th in the regionMost Developed: 12th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 15th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 15th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 15th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 16th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 16th in the regionLargest Governments: 17th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 18th in the regionLargest Populations: 20th in the regionRudest Citizens: 24th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 27th in the regionTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 29th in the regionMost Secular: 30th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 46th in the regionMost Cultured: 46th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 48th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 49th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Untecna was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Popular Tourist Destinations.
  • : Following new legislation in Untecna, a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing.
  • : Following new legislation in Untecna, laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts.
  • : Following new legislation in Untecna, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up.
  • : Following new legislation in Untecna, understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance.
  • : Untecna lodged a message on the Starlight Regional Message Board.
  • : Untecna lodged a message on the Starlight Regional Message Board.
  • : Untecna lodged a message on the Starlight Regional Message Board.
  • : Untecna was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Untecna was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.

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