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The Holy Empire of Clippyrus

“Jet fuel can't melt steel clips, Debra!”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: Bus Stop

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Clippyrus

Population24.696 billion

LeaderClippy

Currencyclip
Animalpaperclip

The Holy Empire of Clippyrus is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Clippy with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, enslaved workforce, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 24.696 billion Clippyriots 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 large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 65.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Clippyriot economy, worth a remarkable 2,312 trillion clips a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 93,621 clips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, and passwords to nuclear codes must now contain upper and lower case characters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Clippyrus's national animal is the paperclip, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Clippyrus is ranked 247,128th in the world and 39th in Bus Stop for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -7.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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5%
Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 8,583rdLargest Populations: 12,971stHighest Economic Output: 13,392ndMost Pacifist: 14,587thTop
10%
Nicest Citizens: 22,191stMost Compassionate Citizens: 27,092ndMost Authoritarian: 27,940thMost Cheerful Citizens: 27,943rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 28,372ndLongest Average Lifespans: 29,326thMost Cultured: 29,451st
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Healthiest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the regionMost Pacifist: 2nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Authoritarian: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Cultured: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 3rd in the regionNicest Citizens: 4th in the regionBest Weather: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 4th in the regionMost Developed: 4th in the regionMost Accessible: 4th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Clippyrus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian and Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, passwords to nuclear codes must now contain upper and lower case characters.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, all industry is owned and run by the government.
  • : Clippyrus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cultured.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, the law forbids arson, murder, and low-quality cheese.
  • : Following new legislation in Clippyrus, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work".

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