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The Serene Territories of Jack Empire

“Nothing waits beyond these office walls”

Category: Corporate Bordello
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
World Benchmark

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: The League

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Jack Empire

Population3.784 billion

CapitalJackson
LeaderSydney Johnson
FaithJamism

CurrencyJackian Dollar
AnimalWolf

The Serene Territories of Jack Empire is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sydney Johnson with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.784 billion Jackians 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 tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jackson. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The all-consuming Jackian economy, worth 370 trillion Jackian Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 97,966 Jackian Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, government spokespeople are working overtime trying to convince concerned citizens that Sydney Johnson is not a crook, the tinfoil-hat crowd also recommend tinfoil wallets, and adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Jack Empire's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Jamism.

Jack Empire is ranked 67,553rd in the world and 144th in The League for Highest Food Quality, scoring 29.2 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 2,763rdTop
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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 6,574thHighest Disposable Incomes: 7,982ndLargest Gambling Industry: 9,474thLargest Insurance Industry: 9,777thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 15,491stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 23,666th
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 7th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 9th in the regionMost Politically Free: 14th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 14th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 20th in the regionTop
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Largest Insurance Industry: 26th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 33rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 37th in the region

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