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The Inflation of Deck Value

“Let's collect valuable cards to earn deck value!”

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

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the West Pacific

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Deck Value

Population12.086 billion

LeaderGiovanniland
FaithCard Farming

Currencybank
Animalcards

The Inflation of Deck Value is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Giovanniland with an iron fist, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.086 billion Card Farmers 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Card Farmer economy, worth a remarkable 1,557 trillion banks 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 an impressive 128,897 banks, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Any secret that gets off someone's chest is promptly replaced, aid workers deliver life-saving supplies with a devious gleam in their eyes, the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor, and a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Deck Value's national animal is the cards, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Card Farming.

Deck Value is ranked 32,941st in the world and 367th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,531.63 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 3rdTop
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Most Armed: 8,253rdTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 15,927thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 16,060thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 17,888thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 18,614thLargest Black Market: 18,901stMost Devout: 19,077thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,564thMost Patriotic: 20,713thMost Inclusive: 20,781stMost Developed: 20,980thLargest Agricultural Sector: 22,019thHighest Economic Output: 22,605thBest Weather: 22,668thLargest Welfare Programs: 22,819thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,877thMost Beautiful Environments: 24,627thLongest Average Lifespans: 25,460thMost Efficient Economies: 27,817thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,672ndLowest Crime Rates: 29,987thLargest Governments: 30,069thMost Accessible: 30,286th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Armed: 51st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 87th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 92nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 105th in the regionMost Devout: 107th in the regionMost Patriotic: 112th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 112th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 147th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 148th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 168th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 204th in the regionBest Weather: 227th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 234th in the regionLargest Populations: 249th in the region

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