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The First of First And Only Archive

“What's the point?”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Forest

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First And Only Archive

Population14.896 billion

CapitalDotdotdot
LeaderLeeeeeeader
FaithHamsterfarianism

CurrencyUno
Animalweird frogcat

The First of First And Only Archive is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leeeeeeader with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 14.896 billion Ones are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dotdotdot. The average income tax rate is 8.1%.

The frighteningly efficient First And Only Archivean economy, worth a remarkable 3,465 trillion Unoes 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, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. 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 amazing 232,639 Unoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, gun ownership is compulsory, one does not simply walk into the tundra, and the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. First And Only Archive's national animal is the weird frogcat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hamsterfarianism.

First And Only Archive is ranked 19,280th in the world and 70th in Forest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.3 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 1,126thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,216thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,268thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,952ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,980thMost Armed: 2,221stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,701stTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,393rdMost Devout: 4,568thHealthiest Citizens: 4,656thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,988thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,184thLongest Average Lifespans: 7,080thSmartest Citizens: 12,078thBest Weather: 13,282ndTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 18,095thLowest Crime Rates: 19,280thMost Efficient Economies: 22,786thLargest Populations: 26,836th
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 10th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 13th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 18th in the regionMost Armed: 18th in the regionMost Devout: 20th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 28th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : First And Only Archive was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Armed.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, one does not simply walk into the tundra.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, gun ownership is compulsory.
  • : First And Only Archive was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "Authoritarian Democracy".
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, the optimally efficient parking strategy for business commuters is referred to as the "traveling salesman problem".
  • : First And Only Archive was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, Moby Dick can only be sold by pornographers.
  • : Following new legislation in First And Only Archive, talking during class is a gateway to lifelong drug addiction.

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