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The Holy Empire of Another Record Keeper

“So many records.....”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Good
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Powerbroker

Location: Graveyard

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Another Record Keeper

Population20.683 billion

CapitalHelter Skelter
LeaderThe Grim Reaper
FaithCatholicism

CurrencyTombstone
AnimalRaven

The Holy Empire of Another Record Keeper is a titanic, pleasant nation, ruled by The Grim Reaper with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The cynical, devout population of 20.683 billion Record Keepers are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Welfare, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Helter Skelter. The average income tax rate is 35.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Another Recordian economy, worth a remarkable 1,226 trillion Tombstones 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 a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 59,296 Tombstones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is suspected of mass disappearing dissidents both at home and abroad, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', procrastination is a national sport, and morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Another Record Keeper's national animal is the Raven, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Another Record Keeper is ranked 38,691st in the world and 1st in Graveyard for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5,575.31 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,454thMost Influential: 8,710thTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 17,535thLargest Populations: 18,312thMost Ignorant Citizens: 21,958thMost Cheerful Citizens: 23,603rd
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Largest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the region

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