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The Zero of Landoffunpuppet

“The Zeroth!”

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

Regional Influence: Squire

Location: The Funian Puppet Region

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Landoffunpuppet

Population3.928 billion

CapitalZero City
LeaderZero Leader

CurrencyZero Dollars
AnimalZero Nothings

The Zero of Landoffunpuppet is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Zero Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, compulsory vegetarianism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.928 billion Landoffunpuppetians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zero City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.9%.

The powerhouse Landoffunpuppetian economy, worth 453 trillion Zero Dollars 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 a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 impressive 115,370 Zero Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 405,514 per year while the poor average 23,788, a ratio of 17.0 to 1.

Only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens, weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, and the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Landoffunpuppet's national animal is the Zero Nothings, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Landoffunpuppet is ranked 280,388th in the world and 603rd in The Funian Puppet Region for Most Beautiful Environments, with 5.58 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 2,451stTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4,082ndLargest Insurance Industry: 4,388thLargest Mining Sector: 6,094thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,806thMost Avoided: 6,983rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8,061stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 10,106thMost Ignorant Citizens: 11,629thHighest Disposable Incomes: 12,281stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14,358thTop
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Most Devout: 17,538thLargest Black Market: 17,679thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17,966thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 19,808thMost Corrupt Governments: 20,034th
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Soda Pop Sector: 7th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 8th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 14th in the regionMost Stationary: 26th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 27th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 28th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 28th in the regionTop
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Largest Populations: 34th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 39th in the regionRudest Citizens: 40th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 45th in the regionMost Devout: 45th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 45th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 46th in the regionLargest Black Market: 49th in the regionFattest Citizens: 57th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 59th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Landoffunpuppet was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes, Highest Wealthy Incomes, and Most Avoided and the Top 10% for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, only 'organics' are permitted to be citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, they say the best compromise leaves everyone feeling a little unarmed.
  • : Landoffunpuppet was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, frightened witnesses and seriously ill jurors wear the same handcuffs as the defendant.
  • : Following new legislation in Landoffunpuppet, Harry Potter books are banned.

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