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The Kingdom of Darkmen

“gold or lead”

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Darkmen

Population21.622 billion

CapitalDarkmen City
Leaderagustus nero

Currencyhuman females
Animalrancors

The Kingdom of Darkmen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by agustus nero with an iron fist, and notable for its aversion to nipples, infamous sell-swords, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.622 billion Darkmenians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Industry and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Darkmen City. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Darkmenian economy, worth an astonishing 11,926 trillion human femaleses 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 Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 551,585 human femaleses, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,445,912 per year while the poor average 15,550, a ratio of 285 to 1.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, rabbits are known to spontaneously explode without warning, fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second, and popular websites like NationStates are blocked for "national security". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Darkmen's national animal is the rancors, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Darkmen is ranked 22,001st in the world and 425th in the South Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,785.24 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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1%
Largest Gambling Industry: 38thMost Corrupt Governments: 50thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 52ndFattest Citizens: 57thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 65thMost Avoided: 71stLargest Insurance Industry: 72ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 72ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 75thHighest Disposable Incomes: 77thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 77thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 84thLargest Retail Industry: 116thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 135thLargest Mining Sector: 139thMost Devout: 192ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 270thHighest Average Incomes: 295thHighest Economic Output: 568thMost Armed: 683rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 734thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 738thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 824thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 852ndRudest Citizens: 919thMost Efficient Economies: 1,122ndGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,244thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,046thTop
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Most Stationary: 3,703rdMost Primitive: 3,933rdLargest Governments: 5,141stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,004thMost Influential: 13,445thLargest Black Market: 13,967thLargest Populations: 13,992ndTop
10%
Most Conservative: 16,404thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 20,757thMost Subsidized Industry: 22,001st
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Largest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionMost Devout: 4th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 8th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 9th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 10th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 17th in the regionMost Armed: 18th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 18th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 19th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 23rd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 23rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 24th in the regionRudest Citizens: 28th in the regionTop
5%
Most Primitive: 67th in the regionMost Stationary: 87th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 99th in the regionLargest Governments: 114th in the regionLargest Black Market: 121st in the regionLargest Populations: 152nd in the regionTop
10%
Most Conservative: 389th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 425th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 492nd in the regionMost Extreme: 531st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, popular websites like NationStates are blocked for "national security".
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, fifty years of pension funds can disappear in half a second.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, rabbits are known to spontaneously explode without warning.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, pre-schoolers who draw stick figures of their favorite celebrities are sued for infringing image rights.
  • : Darkmen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output, Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Average Incomes, Most Avoided, and Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, economists claim no news is good news.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, celebrity foodies are biting a huge chunk out of the government budget.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons.
  • : Following new legislation in Darkmen, state media insists that agustus nero is the most fashionable leader in the South Pacific.

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