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The Hellenic Wars of Hector and Achilles

“Choose Your Weapons” Ajax

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

Regional Influence: Eminence Grise

Location: War Weary

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Hector and Achilles

Population22.816 billion

CapitalTroy
LeaderAjax
FaithSurvivalism

CurrencySword
AnimalCow

The Hellenic Wars of Hector and Achilles is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Ajax with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.816 billion Hector and Achillesians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Troy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 89.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Hector and Achillesian economy, worth a remarkable 5,341 trillion Swords 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, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. 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 234,104 Swords, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Cities in Hector and Achilles declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, immigrants who don't like the taste of Hector and Achillesian Turnip Chips are immediately deported, and HAA-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hector and Achilles's national animal is the Cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Survivalism.

Hector and Achilles is ranked 6,219th in the world and 2nd in War Weary for Lowest Crime Rates, with 111.29 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 749thMost Devout: 2,924thTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,007thMost Subsidized Industry: 3,881stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3,968thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,385thMost Efficient Economies: 5,489thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6,143rdLowest Crime Rates: 6,219thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,736thLargest Mining Sector: 8,661stLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,694thLargest Governments: 9,468thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 10,958thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,581stLargest Populations: 11,653rdLargest Insurance Industry: 12,161stTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,460thMost Advanced Public Transport: 22,161st

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, HAA-SPAN viewership drops as MPs act their age.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, immigrants who don't like the taste of Hector and Achillesian Turnip Chips are immediately deported.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, cities in Hector and Achilles declare independence based on interpretation of the historic meaning of cave paintings.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, caroling is considered a public disturbance.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, billions of Swords are spent to take high-quality photos of the Cow Nebula.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, Hector and Achilles is renowned for its lax gun laws.
  • : Following new legislation in Hector and Achilles, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity.

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