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The Borderlands of Forrealz

“Idk”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: the South Pacific

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Forrealz

Population8.432 billion

Currencydinar
Animaljellyfish

The Borderlands of Forrealz is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.432 billion Forrealzians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order is also considered important, while Education and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 79.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Forrealzian economy, worth 956 trillion dinars 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Uranium Mining and Arms Manufacturing. 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 113,476 dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, the nation's healthcare system has taken a "survival of the fittest" approach in administering care, nihilistic thrill-seekers claim that suicide by roller coaster is the ultimate life experience, and achieving blood purity involves a surprising amount of bloodshed. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Forrealz's national animal is the jellyfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Forrealz is ranked 346,057th in the world and 5,433rd in the South Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -26.11 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Most Primitive: 258thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 358thMost Ignorant Citizens: 359thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 672ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 882ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,133rdMost Avoided: 1,245thMost Devout: 1,806thFattest Citizens: 2,186thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,731stMost Conservative: 4,851stLargest Black Market: 5,557thMost Patriotic: 7,018thHighest Crime Rates: 7,105thMost Authoritarian: 7,975thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,997thTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 21,253rdMost Influential: 26,670th
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Most Primitive: 3rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 14th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 18th in the regionMost Avoided: 20th in the regionMost Devout: 30th in the regionFattest Citizens: 41st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 53rd in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 57th in the regionMost Patriotic: 85th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 103rd in the regionMost Conservative: 132nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 175th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 230th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 333rd in the regionMost Stationary: 394th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 444th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 483rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, achieving blood purity involves a surprising amount of bloodshed.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, nihilistic thrill-seekers claim that suicide by roller coaster is the ultimate life experience.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, the nation's healthcare system has taken a "survival of the fittest" approach in administering care.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, only government officials may operate computers.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, not showing enough enthusiasm for mutual assured destruction is a court-martial offence.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, most foreigners can't name the leader of Forrealz.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, Leader often plays real life games of Tower Defense against hordes of angry villagers.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies.
  • : Following new legislation in Forrealz, blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued.

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