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The Angry Southern Federation of Dernel

“By Sword, Shield, and Flask”

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

Regional Influence: Newcomer

Location: Balder

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Dernel

Population9.247 billion

CapitalIllaria
LeaderSantino Tentatellhi
FaithAtheism

CurrencyDernellian Blunt
AnimalArmadillo Girdled Lizard

The Angry Southern Federation of Dernel is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Santino Tentatellhi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, avowedly heterosexual populace, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 9.247 billion Dernellians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illaria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 89.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Dernelian economy, worth a remarkable 3,424 trillion Dernellian Blunts a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 370,301 Dernellian Blunts, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,561,332 per year while the poor average 56,906, a ratio of 27.4 to 1.

The government has become increasingly militant, chest pains are considered part of the dining experience in Dernelian restaurants, the only place where one can see the Dernelian cherry tree is in a museum, and it turns out that your missing Roomba has run off to join the circus. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Dernel's national animal is the Armadillo Girdled Lizard, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Dernel is ranked 296,592nd in the world and 12,162nd in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 47 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
1%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 508thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 599thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 937thMost Secular: 956thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,208thLargest Black Market: 1,319thMost Armed: 1,335thHighest Average Incomes: 1,418thLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,959thRudest Citizens: 2,204thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,213thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,340thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,403rdLargest Insurance Industry: 2,654thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,774thTop
5%
Most Efficient Economies: 3,110thMost Avoided: 3,122ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 3,133rdLargest Mining Sector: 3,284thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 3,634thMost Patriotic: 4,833rdFattest Citizens: 4,889thLargest Governments: 4,952ndLargest Retail Industry: 5,041stMost Advanced Public Education: 5,368thMost Developed: 5,818thHighest Economic Output: 5,966thSmartest Citizens: 6,701stLowest Crime Rates: 8,470thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,390thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 13,727thMost Advanced Public Transport: 13,974thTop
10%
Most Valuable International Artwork: 16,494thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,276thLargest Agricultural Sector: 17,559thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 18,209thMost Conservative: 26,101stLongest Average Lifespans: 29,673rd
Top
1%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 24th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 26th in the regionMost Secular: 27th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 46th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 48th in the regionLargest Black Market: 58th in the regionMost Armed: 72nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 74th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 75th in the regionRudest Citizens: 80th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 82nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 89th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 105th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 123rd in the regionTop
5%
Largest Insurance Industry: 159th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 169th in the regionMost Avoided: 186th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 195th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 200th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 215th in the regionLargest Governments: 221st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 238th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 264th in the regionFattest Citizens: 275th in the regionMost Developed: 280th in the regionMost Patriotic: 313th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 318th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 319th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 466th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 610th in the regionTop
10%
Most Valuable International Artwork: 728th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 814th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 818th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 857th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 971st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 994th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,021st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,025th in the regionMost Conservative: 1,202nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Dernel's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Dernel's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Dernel's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Dernel was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided and Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector and the Top 10% for Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : Dernel altered its national flag.
  • : Dernel was refounded in Balder.
  • : Dernel ceased to exist in Osiris.
  • : Dernel was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : Dernel's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Dernel's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".

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