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The Kingdom of Giovanniland

Giovanniland was Condemned by Security Council Resolution # 451

“Viva Giovanniterra!” King Giovanni VI

Category: Corporate Bordello
Civil Rights:
Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Corrupted

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: the West Pacific

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Giovanniland

Population11.573 billion

CapitalGiovannia
LeaderKing Giovanni VI
FaithIantenism

CurrencyAbrio
AnimalMacaw

The Kingdom of Giovanniland is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Giovanni VI with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 11.573 billion Giovannilandians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Giovannia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Giovannilandian economy, worth a remarkable 7,640 trillion Abrios a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 660,161 Abrios, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,914,775 per year while the poor average 9,490, a ratio of 623 to 1.

The nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, companies are literally blowing their competition out of the water, veterans are directed into environmental cleanup operations, and the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Giovanniland's national animal is the Macaw, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Iantenism.

Giovanniland is ranked 290,498th in the world and 3,673rd in the West Pacific for Most Authoritarian, with 62.91 milliStalins.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 3rdRudest Citizens: 15thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 28thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 64thMost Armed: 74thHighest Crime Rates: 96thHighest Average Incomes: 150thMost Rebellious Youth: 178thLargest Gambling Industry: 197thHighest Drug Use: 201stMost Efficient Economies: 221stMost Subsidized Industry: 227thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 253rdFattest Citizens: 284thLargest Black Market: 420thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 426thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 468thLargest Information Technology Sector: 492ndLargest Retail Industry: 493rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 500thMost Scientifically Advanced: 614thMost Inclusive: 661stLargest Governments: 665thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 666thNudest: 708thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 746thMost Corrupt Governments: 891stMost Patriotic: 931stMost Advanced Public Education: 954thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 968thMost Avoided: 989thMost Cultured: 1,059thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,119thHighest Food Quality: 1,300thSmartest Citizens: 1,573rdHighest Economic Output: 1,648thMost Politically Free: 1,648thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,711thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,714thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,773rdMost Secular: 1,839thMost Pro-Market: 1,954thMost Cheerful Citizens: 2,340thLargest Agricultural Sector: 2,385thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,742ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,771stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,799thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 3,846thMost Influential: 11,299thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 13,782ndTop
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Most Stationary: 16,332nd
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Politically Free: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 4th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 4th in the regionNudest: 5th in the regionFattest Citizens: 6th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 6th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 6th in the regionLargest Black Market: 6th in the regionMost Patriotic: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 8th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 9th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 10th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 11th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 11th in the regionLargest Governments: 11th in the regionMost Inclusive: 12th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 13th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 15th in the regionMost Avoided: 15th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 18th in the regionMost Cultured: 19th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 21st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 22nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 26th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 28th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 29th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 29th in the regionMost Secular: 31st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 32nd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 34th in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 43rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 47th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 48th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 62nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 104th in the regionMost Stationary: 149th in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 243rd in the regionMost Extreme: 263rd in the regionLargest Populations: 273rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, the government extracts trade concessions from poor nations in exchange for humanitarian aid.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, veterans are directed into environmental cleanup operations.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, companies are literally blowing their competition out of the water.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs.
  • : Giovanniland lodged a message on the The West Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, the armed forces insist that UFOs aren't real... yet.
  • : Following new legislation in Giovanniland, all the world's a stage for Giovannilandian political theatrics.

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