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The Deadly Beauty of Secret Agent 99

“If you're not beguiling by age 12, forget it!”

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Power

Location: Stars

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Secret Agent 99

Population30.358 billion

CurrencyCountersign
AnimalFang

The Deadly Beauty of Secret Agent 99 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 30.358 billion Secret Agents 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 tiny, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.9%.

The all-consuming a Secret Agent economy, worth a remarkable 3,422 trillion Countersigns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 112,749 Countersigns, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 643,049 per year while the poor average 9,592, a ratio of 67.0 to 1.

Euthanasia is legal, the adult unemployment rate nears 100% as all available jobs have been filled by young children, Fangs with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped, and the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Secret Agent 99's national animal is the Fang, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Secret Agent 99 is ranked 84,312th in the world and 1st in Stars for Most Corrupt Governments, with 19.44 kickbacks per hour.

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Most Stationary: 1,597thTop
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Largest Populations: 4,191stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,285thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,964thHighest Economic Output: 6,131stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 6,314thFattest Citizens: 7,654thLargest Insurance Industry: 7,685thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 9,832ndMost Avoided: 10,456thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 10,932ndLargest Mining Sector: 11,962ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 13,461stTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15,461stSafest: 18,622ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 20,018thMost Ignorant Citizens: 20,491stMost Pro-Market: 22,574thLargest Agricultural Sector: 25,029thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 26,366thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 26,928thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27,140thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 28,048th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Secret Agent 99 voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Fair Work Visas Act".
  • : Secret Agent 99 approved the World Assembly proposal "Improving Safety in Deep Learning Development".
  • : Secret Agent 99 began the process of removing Stars's designation as a Frontier.
  • : Secret Agent 99 voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Commend Outer Sparta".
  • : Secret Agent 99 voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
  • : Secret Agent 99 voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".
  • : Secret Agent 99 granted Border Control authority to The Nation-Hating Hippies of Minnesconsin as Protector of the Realm in Stars.
  • : Secret Agent 99 voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sustainable Forest Management"".
  • : Secret Agent 99 approved the World Assembly proposal "Commend Geonoso".
  • : Secret Agent 99 approved the World Assembly proposal "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".

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Endorsements Received: 1 » Minnesconsin.

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