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Most Armed: 3rdHighest Crime Rates: 4thRudest Citizens: 4th
The Impending Doom of
Anarchy
The car won't start!
Lone Survivor
Influence
Ambassador
Pure Evil
Civil Rights
World Benchmark
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Widely Abused

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Zombie Penguins

Population22.158 billion

CapitalOld Abandoned Zoo
LeaderLone Survivor
FaithAaaahhhh

CurrencyBrains
AnimalFish

The Impending Doom of Zombie Penguins is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Lone Survivor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 22.158 billion Penguins live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Industry, with Defense also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Education receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Abandoned Zoo. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Zombie Penguinsian economy, worth an astonishing 12,430 trillion Brains a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 560,992 Brains, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,232,331 per year while the poor average 5,328, a ratio of 981 to 1.

Big Beef has a steak in national politics, funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience, millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded Old Abandoned Zoo with effluent, and tens of thousands of Penguins rock the night away at the annual SuperLob. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zombie Penguins's national animal is the Fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Aaaahhhh.

Zombie Penguins is ranked 16,133rd in the world and 2nd in The Bar on the corner of every region for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,358.05 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Armed: 3rdHighest Crime Rates: 4thRudest Citizens: 4thMost Avoided: 6thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 9thLargest Gambling Industry: 10thHighest Drug Use: 11thFattest Citizens: 17thMost Rebellious Youth: 21stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 31stLargest Retail Industry: 38thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 48thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 49thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 51stHighest Disposable Incomes: 83rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Corrupt Governments: 145thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 168thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 185thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 189thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 236thMost Valuable International Artwork: 306thMost Secular: 411thHighest Average Incomes: 463rdLargest Mining Sector: 630thHighest Economic Output: 690thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 750thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 815thMost Pro-Market: 1,071stMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,572ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 3,083rdTop
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,066thMost Stationary: 4,289thMost Efficient Economies: 5,320thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,774thMost Influential: 6,867thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 11,522ndNudest: 15,050thLargest Populations: 15,934thLargest Insurance Industry: 16,133rdTop
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Largest Black Market: 23,315thMost Politically Free: 28,065thMost Extreme: 30,201stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 31,886th
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Rudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Stationary: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Free: 2nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Civil Rights: 3rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, tens of thousands of Penguins rock the night away at the annual SuperLob.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, millions of simultaneously backfiring toilets have flooded Old Abandoned Zoo with effluent.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, funerals are often rudely interrupted by juggling clowns shouting for volunteers from the audience.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, Big Beef has a steak in national politics.
  • : Zombie Penguins lodged a message on the The Bar on the corner of every region Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, Representatives, Inc has sponsored bake sales and government bills.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, many of the poor live from cradle to grave without ever seeing sunlight.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, major archaeological findings are frequently bulldozed to make way for new buildings.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas.
  • : Following new legislation in Zombie Penguins, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend.

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