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The Dying Words of Finalanswer Archive

“I never expected to actually die.”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Newcomer

Location: Forest

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Finalanswer Archive

Population17.42 billion

CapitalLastplace
LeaderOME gal
FaithNihilism

CurrencyLast Resort
AnimalTerminal Zebra

The Dying Words of Finalanswer Archive is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by OME gal with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.42 billion Zaarchiveans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lastplace. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Finalanswer Archivean economy, worth a remarkable 3,734 trillion Last Resorts a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Retail and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 214,402 Last Resorts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Zaarchiveans have replaced bears in a popular idiom, the inchworm that measured the marigolds is six feet under, devout parents encourage their children to play on the street, and anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Finalanswer Archive's national animal is the Terminal Zebra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Nihilism.

Finalanswer Archive is ranked 337,959th in the world and 324th in Forest for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -5.48 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

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Most Subsidized Industry: 65thMost Ignorant Citizens: 88thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 169thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 192ndMost Primitive: 205thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 233rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 299thMost Corrupt Governments: 376thMost Avoided: 379thHighest Crime Rates: 678thFattest Citizens: 775thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 813thLargest Retail Industry: 966thLargest Black Market: 1,002ndMost Armed: 1,447thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,230thMost Efficient Economies: 2,336thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 3,652ndRudest Citizens: 4,806thHighest Economic Output: 5,802ndLargest Governments: 6,322ndHighest Poor Incomes: 7,291stHighest Average Incomes: 8,923rdNudest: 10,984thMost Secular: 13,430thTop
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Largest Populations: 23,694thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,558thMost Authoritarian: 25,611thMost Conservative: 27,624thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 32,047th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 7th in the regionLargest Black Market: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 9th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 9th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 10th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionMost Armed: 14th in the regionMost Conservative: 14th in the regionNudest: 15th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 17th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 19th in the regionRudest Citizens: 32nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Finalanswer Archive's influence in Forest rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, devout parents encourage their children to play on the street.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, the inchworm that measured the marigolds is six feet under.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, Zaarchiveans have replaced bears in a popular idiom.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, tuba players are paid to quietly whisper into their instruments.
  • : Finalanswer Archive was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Conservative.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, heroes long thought dead are promptly killed upon their return.
  • : Following new legislation in Finalanswer Archive, the recital of citations that follows any political speech can be longer than the speech itself.
  • : Finalanswer Archive was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes.

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