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The Corporate Dictatorship of Josephland

“Oderint Dum Metuant”

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Handshaker

Location: The Alliance of Dictators

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Josephland

Population40.004 billion

CapitalJoseph City
LeaderJoseph
FaithJosephism

Currencymoney
Animalviper

The Corporate Dictatorship of Josephland is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Joseph with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, digital currency, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 40.004 billion follower of Josephs are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joseph City. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Josephic economy, worth an astonishing 40,873 trillion monies a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,021,744 monies, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,436,410 per year while the poor average 68,116, a ratio of 94.5 to 1.

Childish pranks are no laughing matter, the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens, when you fly on Air Josephland you win a seat or you die, and wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Josephland's national animal is the viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Josephism.

Josephland is ranked 394th in the world and 6th in The Alliance of Dictators for Lowest Crime Rates, with 209.72 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4thLargest Insurance Industry: 5thLargest Mining Sector: 6thHighest Economic Output: 11thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 21stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 23rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 27thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 29thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 32ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 35thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 69thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 144thLargest Governments: 184thMost Advanced Public Transport: 190thMost Corrupt Governments: 197thMost Subsidized Industry: 232ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 290thMost Efficient Economies: 368thLowest Crime Rates: 394thFattest Citizens: 569thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,140thLargest Populations: 1,240thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,377thLargest Retail Industry: 1,502ndTop
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Most Conservative: 5,573rdRudest Citizens: 5,747thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5,845thTop
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Smartest Citizens: 18,099thLongest Average Lifespans: 20,384thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 25,117thMost Authoritarian: 26,553rdMost Devout: 28,833rd
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 5th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 5th in the region

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