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The Devil's Unholy Spawn of KingNermal

“DEATH TO BRITTANIA” King Nermal

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

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Carcassonne

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KingNermal

Population3.54 billion

CapitalMuncie
LeaderKing Nermal

CurrencyNermal
AnimalNermal

The Devil's Unholy Spawn of KingNermal is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by King Nermal with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.54 billion KingNermalians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Muncie. The average income tax rate is 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant KingNermalian economy, worth 48.0 trillion Nermals 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, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining. 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 13,572 Nermals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags, and birth announcements often also serve as death announcements. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. KingNermal's national animal is the Nermal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

KingNermal is ranked 268,578th in the world and 942nd in Carcassonne for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -6.76 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Authoritarian: 2,480thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,843rdTop
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Most Conservative: 3,926thMost Primitive: 4,686thMost Patriotic: 6,684thMost Corrupt Governments: 8,115thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,351stHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,972ndTop
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Most Income Equality: 18,928thLowest Crime Rates: 24,515thMost Extreme: 24,835th
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Most Patriotic: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 9th in the regionTop
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Most Primitive: 18th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 28th in the regionLargest Black Market: 29th in the regionMost Extreme: 32nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 40th in the regionMost Conservative: 43rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 52nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 75th in the regionMost Stationary: 84th in the regionLargest Populations: 85th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, birth announcements often also serve as death announcements.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, tanks are being deployed to the Skandilundian border as part of "Operation Ironic Storm".
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, all music has been banned.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, children often kick Nermals for amusement.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
  • : Following new legislation in KingNermal, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes.

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