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The King of the Underworld of Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot

“Love conquers all.”

Category: Compulsory Consumerist State
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Thriving
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Power

Location: The Iceberg Lounge

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Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot

Population19.766 billion

CapitalGotham
LeaderThe Penguin

CurrencyGold Umbrella
AnimalPenguin

The King of the Underworld of Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Penguin with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 19.766 billion Cobblepots are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education is also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gotham. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.2%.

The thriving a Cobblepot economy, worth a remarkable 1,613 trillion Gold Umbrellas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 81,647 Gold Umbrellas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 698,492 per year while the poor average 1,651, a ratio of 422 to 1.

Belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read, psychological disorders are a taboo subject, and public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people". Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot's national animal is the Penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot is ranked 236,083rd in the world and 4th in The Iceberg Lounge for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 678.89 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

Top
1%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,071stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,490thTop
5%
Highest Crime Rates: 3,672ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,580thLargest Gambling Industry: 8,157thMost Stationary: 9,356thMost Avoided: 9,439thHighest Disposable Incomes: 12,424thMost Rebellious Youth: 14,201stTop
10%
Highest Economic Output: 16,639thLargest Populations: 16,879thMost Influential: 18,186thLargest Retail Industry: 20,182ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 25,165thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 25,451stMost Pro-Market: 27,343rd

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