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The Kingdom of Garnbyen

“You only live once”

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: 10000 Islands

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Garnbyen

Population8.59 billion

CapitalCemetery
LeaderThe Undertaker

CurrencySnack
AnimalSexy Beast

The Kingdom of Garnbyen is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Undertaker with an iron fist, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, avowedly heterosexual populace, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.59 billion Garnbyenians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cemetery. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Garnbyenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,753 trillion Snacks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 204,174 Snacks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,159,530 per year while the poor average 17,539, a ratio of 66.1 to 1.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, witches' brews set off Geiger counters, adult unemployment is rising as available jobs are filled by young children, and the nation refuses to provide international aid. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Garnbyen's national animal is the Sexy Beast, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Garnbyen is ranked 125,663rd in the world and 534th in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,432.44 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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1%
Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 322ndMost Armed: 433rdFattest Citizens: 457thMost Ignorant Citizens: 473rdHighest Crime Rates: 488thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 513thMost Avoided: 593rdLargest Gambling Industry: 758thMost Primitive: 1,042ndLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,166thRudest Citizens: 1,533rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,695thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,956thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,966thLargest Retail Industry: 2,020thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,812thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,909thTop
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Highest Drug Use: 3,148thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,397thLargest Mining Sector: 3,541stMost Efficient Economies: 6,469thNudest: 6,714thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,222ndMost Patriotic: 8,197thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9,221stHighest Average Incomes: 9,787thLargest Insurance Industry: 11,798thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 12,168thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12,866thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 14,507thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 14,993rdMost Devout: 16,363rdMost Subsidized Industry: 20,639thMost Influential: 26,353rdGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27,330thMost Stationary: 27,436th
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 7th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 7th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 8th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Gambling Industry: 9th in the regionMost Avoided: 9th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 10th in the regionFattest Citizens: 10th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 11th in the regionMost Primitive: 12th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19th in the regionRudest Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20th in the regionNudest: 21st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 22nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 24th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 28th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 29th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 30th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 30th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 30th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 32nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 39th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 43rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 43rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 43rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 64th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 74th in the regionMost Devout: 78th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Garnbyen was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive, Most Avoided, Highest Disposable Incomes, Highest Crime Rates, and Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, the nation refuses to provide international aid.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, adult unemployment is rising as available jobs are filled by young children.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, witches' brews set off Geiger counters.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, playground injuries are considered academic progress.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, the blood, sweat, and tears of poor Garnbyenians make research institutes rich.
  • : Following new legislation in Garnbyen, airplanes have giant grilles on their noses to knock drones out of their path.

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