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The Holy Empire of Great Hozendoff

“In Hozendoff we thrive” The Grand Hozz

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Great Hozendoff

Population18.146 billion

CapitalHozengrad
LeaderThe Grand Hozz
FaithThe Hozzian Truth

CurrencyHozz
AnimalMeerkat

The Holy Empire of Great Hozendoff is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Grand Hozz with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.146 billion Great Hozendoffians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hozengrad. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Great Hozendoffian economy, worth a remarkable 5,336 trillion Hozzes 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 294,091 Hozzes, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

One complaint of Great Hozendoff's new periodic table is it's easy to confuse fearlessleaderium with gloriousleaderium, the government is buying children's books by the thousands, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Hozendoff's national animal is the Meerkat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Hozzian Truth.

Great Hozendoff is ranked 3,082nd in the world and 76th in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 95.49 flags saluted per person per day.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 534thMost Devout: 591stMost Advanced Public Transport: 843rdLargest Black Market: 908thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 936thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,152ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,754thMost Conservative: 1,921stLargest Mining Sector: 1,955thLowest Crime Rates: 2,065thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,164thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,366thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,836thMost Patriotic: 3,082ndTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3,168thHighest Average Incomes: 3,215thLargest Governments: 4,407thMost Authoritarian: 4,796thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,018thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,181stLargest Agricultural Sector: 5,205thMost Stationary: 6,220thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 7,275thLongest Average Lifespans: 11,672ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 12,755thHighest Poor Incomes: 13,156thMost Influential: 13,496thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15,122ndTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 16,027thMost Advanced Public Education: 21,333rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 21,480thLargest Populations: 21,614thMost Developed: 22,527thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,605thMost Extreme: 28,813thMost Efficient Economies: 29,282nd
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 10th in the regionMost Devout: 11th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 15th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 15th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 17th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 21st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 31st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 38th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 47th in the regionMost Conservative: 51st in the regionTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 54th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 56th in the regionMost Patriotic: 76th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 82nd in the regionLargest Governments: 89th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 96th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 101st in the regionMost Stationary: 108th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 135th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 136th in the regionMost Extreme: 157th in the regionLargest Populations: 203rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 247th in the regionTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 298th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 301st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 334th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 377th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 411th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, the government is buying children's books by the thousands.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, one complaint of Great Hozendoff's new periodic table is it's easy to confuse fearlessleaderium with gloriousleaderium.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, the new Grand Inquisitor of Righteous Scientific Inquiry has ordered a surprising amount of hemlock.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, signs stating "You Must be This Tall to Enter" have started appearing outside retirement homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced.
  • : Following new legislation in Great Hozendoff, Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to Great Hozendoff as a reminder of their "special relationship".
  • : Great Hozendoff was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Dead.

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