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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 334thMost Devout: 660thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 877th
The Holy Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Ipso Facto
Influence
Eminence Grise
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Westernmost Eastphalia

Population6.894 billion

CapitalNorth Southland City
LeaderHimself
FaithWhataboutism

CurrencyHand
AnimalScreaming Baboon

The Holy Empire of Westernmost Eastphalia is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Himself with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.894 billion Westernmost Eastphalians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Southland City. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The powerhouse Westernmost Eastphalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,243 trillion Hands 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, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. 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 impressive 180,378 Hands, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, putting a mustache on a banknote is considered defacing a national monument, the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice, and the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Westernmost Eastphalia's national animal is the Screaming Baboon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Whataboutism.

Westernmost Eastphalia is ranked 84,030th in the world and 7th in North South East West for Most Developed, scoring 65.89 on the Human Development Index.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 334thMost Devout: 660thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 877thLowest Crime Rates: 1,977thMost Authoritarian: 2,318thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 3,102ndMost Patriotic: 3,269thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,384thMost Advanced Public Transport: 4,405thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,645thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,708thLargest Governments: 4,806thMost Conservative: 5,178thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6,766thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 8,259thLargest Black Market: 8,467thBest Weather: 8,927thMost Beautiful Environments: 9,659thMost Advanced Public Education: 10,113thNudest: 11,938thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,908thHighest Average Incomes: 15,013thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,288thHighest Poor Incomes: 22,809thMost Extreme: 25,005thHealthiest Citizens: 28,755thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,701stHighest Economic Output: 30,857th
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Most Devout: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Westernmost Eastphalia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, putting a mustache on a banknote is considered defacing a national monument.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, first-time moms are expected to be experienced parents from day one.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, vets have been drafted in to help "fix" those who fail the parental license exam.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, crops are flattened as farmers bludgeon insects to death.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, clerics remind orphans of their parents' wickedness.
  • : Following new legislation in Westernmost Eastphalia, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined.

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