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Largest Black Market: 157thLargest Insurance Industry: 252ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 265th
The Corporation of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Founded 2007
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Wilbert

Population26.836 billion

CapitalWilbert Towers
Leaderthe Corporate Wilbert

Currencytextbook
AnimalZombie Wilbert

The Corporation of Wilbert is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Corporate Wilbert with an iron fist, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, parental licensing program, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 26.836 billion Wilbertians 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wilbert Towers. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Wilbertian economy, worth an astonishing 13,234 trillion textbooks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 493,161 textbooks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,812,775 per year while the poor average 94,870, a ratio of 19.1 to 1.

Prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, and street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wilbert's national animal is the Zombie Wilbert, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wilbert is ranked 15,410th in the world and 799th in Balder for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 5,432.46 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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Largest Black Market: 157thLargest Insurance Industry: 252ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 265thLargest Information Technology Sector: 378thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 515thHighest Economic Output: 597thLowest Crime Rates: 598thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 684thHighest Average Incomes: 730thMost Corrupt Governments: 801stMost Efficient Economies: 975thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,233rdMost Subsidized Industry: 1,315thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1,597thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,753rdMost Advanced Public Education: 1,860thLargest Governments: 2,070thMost Developed: 2,093rdLargest Mining Sector: 2,094thLargest Retail Industry: 2,289thLongest Average Lifespans: 2,794thSmartest Citizens: 2,887thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,041stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,206thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3,694thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,743rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 5,321stHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,540thMost Beautiful Environments: 7,618thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 8,066thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9,194thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,124thHealthiest Citizens: 10,134thLargest Populations: 10,698thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,966thMost Influential: 12,278thMost Secular: 12,649thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13,705thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 15,410thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 16,719thMost Authoritarian: 17,871stHighest Poor Incomes: 18,644thMost Conservative: 21,199thMost Patriotic: 22,188thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,104th
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 7th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 10th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 20th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 21st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 22nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 23rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 24th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 34th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 41st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 42nd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 43rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 62nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 64th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 82nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 90th in the regionLargest Governments: 90th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 93rd in the regionMost Influential: 103rd in the regionMost Developed: 107th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 123rd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 147th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 156th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 160th in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 188th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 215th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 230th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 284th in the regionLargest Populations: 293rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 371st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 386th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 432nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 469th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 469th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 527th in the regionMost Secular: 680th in the regionMost Patriotic: 692nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 799th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 875th in the regionTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 921st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 982nd in the regionMost Conservative: 1,148th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,244th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,714th in the region
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National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, prison reforms have replaced communal luaus with communal loos.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, death row inmates cower in fear at the phrase "one-year anniversary".
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, forest guardians play cat and mouse with chainsaw-wielding loggers.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, prisoners due for execution often use their final statement to complain about soggy bread rolls.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, cloud nine refers to the top floor of skyscrapers.
  • : Wilbert was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Following new legislation in Wilbert, promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service.

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