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The Giant Galaxies of Gio Farm 42

“Card Farming”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: Giovanniland

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Gio Farm 42

Population8.925 billion

Currencycard
Animalfarmer

The Giant Galaxies of Gio Farm 42 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.925 billion Gio Farm 42ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 81.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Gio Farm 42ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,489 trillion cards 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Information Technology, 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. Average income is an impressive 166,867 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 522,469 per year while the poor average 40,863, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.

Nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, frustrated women are overjoyed at the provision of communal washing machines, litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job, and they say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gio Farm 42's national animal is the farmer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Gio Farm 42 is ranked 86,954th in the world and 41st in Giovanniland for Most Stationary, with 526.8795586302 days.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 282ndTop
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Largest Black Market: 5,537thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,000thMost Armed: 7,002ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,533rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,052ndMost Corrupt Governments: 12,542ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 13,419thMost Advanced Public Education: 13,623rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,666thMost Patriotic: 13,866thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 16,404thMost Devout: 16,565thHighest Average Incomes: 16,846thHighest Average Tax Rates: 17,754thHighest Economic Output: 18,062ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 18,467thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 19,767thLargest Governments: 21,296thLargest Information Technology Sector: 21,962ndMost Efficient Economies: 26,402ndMost Advanced Public Transport: 27,607thMost Scientifically Advanced: 29,727th
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 6th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 10th in the regionLargest Populations: 14th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 17th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 22nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 23rd in the regionMost Armed: 24th in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 32nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 33rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 40th in the regionMost Stationary: 41st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 44th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 53rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Gio Farm 42's influence in Giovanniland rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, they say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, frustrated women are overjoyed at the provision of communal washing machines.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, military officers are given medals for disobeying orders.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, citizens are being told that the greatness of a nation's power is the measure of its surrender.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details.
  • : Following new legislation in Gio Farm 42, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion.

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