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The Community of Psykorea

“Yo”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Psykorea

Population11.835 billion

CurrencyAnkh
AnimalDinosaur

The Community of Psykorea is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, pith helmet sales, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.835 billion Psykoreans 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, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Psykorean economy, worth a remarkable 6,882 trillion Ankhs 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, 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 a breathtaking 581,577 Ankhs, with the richest citizens earning 8.2 times as much as the poorest.

Exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, astronomers are flocking to Psykorea to take advantage of its clear night skies, and flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Psykorea's national animal is the Dinosaur, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Psykorea is ranked 574th in the world and 15th in the South Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 21,716.48 on the Gilded Widget Scale.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 231stHighest Average Incomes: 241stMost Corrupt Governments: 253rdLargest Insurance Industry: 258thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 310thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 327thLargest Retail Industry: 329thLargest Black Market: 336thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 357thLargest Information Technology Sector: 478thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 508thMost Subsidized Industry: 574thLargest Mining Sector: 592ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 605thMost Efficient Economies: 880thMost Patriotic: 1,029thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,059thMost Secular: 1,067thFattest Citizens: 1,201stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,277thMost Avoided: 1,426thLargest Governments: 1,529thLowest Crime Rates: 1,708thHighest Economic Output: 1,899thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,932ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,503rdLargest Agricultural Sector: 2,772ndTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 3,240thSmartest Citizens: 3,348thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,396thMost Advanced Public Education: 3,564thRudest Citizens: 3,766thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,872ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,896thNudest: 6,453rdMost Authoritarian: 11,799thMost Stationary: 12,830thTop
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Most Influential: 14,487thMost Conservative: 14,521stLargest Gambling Industry: 17,897thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 19,663rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 23,101st
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 6th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 6th in the regionLargest Black Market: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 9th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 9th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 9th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 9th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 12th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 15th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 16th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 18th in the regionMost Patriotic: 18th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 19th in the regionFattest Citizens: 22nd in the regionMost Avoided: 23rd in the regionLargest Governments: 30th in the regionMost Secular: 34th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 36th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 38th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 40th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 41st in the regionTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 56th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 67th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 75th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 80th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 85th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 90th in the regionRudest Citizens: 96th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 110th in the regionNudest: 114th in the regionMost Stationary: 231st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 253rd in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 295th in the regionMost Conservative: 335th in the regionLargest Populations: 364th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 457th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 498th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, astronomers are flocking to Psykorea to take advantage of its clear night skies.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, exceptionally talented workers are praised more than Revolutionary heroes.
  • : Psykorea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided, Most Patriotic, Highest Average Incomes, Largest Black Market, and Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, high-tech infantry rifles automatically reload when the soldier shoots outside the screen of their helmet HUD.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, slaves aren't half the men they used to be.
  • : Psykorea was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Psykorea, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools.

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