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The Strex Corp Subsidiary of Restorza

“Freedom costs money” Smiling God

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the Rejected Realms

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Restorza

Population15.956 billion

CapitalDesert Bluffs
LeaderSmiling God
FaithStrex Corp

CurrencySchmeckle
AnimalDuck

The Strex Corp Subsidiary of Restorza is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Smiling God with an iron fist, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, flagrant waste-dumping, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.956 billion Restorzans 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, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desert Bluffs. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Restorzan economy, worth a remarkable 7,386 trillion Schmeckles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 462,960 Schmeckles, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,331,010 per year while the poor average 4,232, a ratio of 1,023 to 1.

Adults have never outgrown their fear of monsters, sociologists ponder how baby-napped ethnic minority 'runaways' could have gone so bad so soon, descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true, and soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Restorza's national animal is the Duck, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Strex Corp.

Restorza is ranked 156th in the world and 5th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 462,960.27 Standard Monetary Units.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 33rdLargest Retail Industry: 68thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 82ndFattest Citizens: 90thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 107thMost Avoided: 113thLargest Gambling Industry: 142ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 156thMost Corrupt Governments: 167thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 236thMost Armed: 284thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 301stLargest Insurance Industry: 312thMost Devout: 325thMost Efficient Economies: 420thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 477thRudest Citizens: 484thMost Ignorant Citizens: 632ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 637thHighest Average Incomes: 695thLargest Mining Sector: 710thHighest Crime Rates: 772ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 969thMost Patriotic: 1,305thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,524thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,581stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,645thHighest Economic Output: 1,736thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,852ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,854thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,974thLargest Agricultural Sector: 2,276thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,525thLargest Governments: 2,923rdTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 4,560thMost Subsidized Industry: 6,528thLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,929thTop
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Most Conservative: 18,971stLargest Populations: 26,823rdMost Pro-Market: 27,849thLargest Black Market: 29,550th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 4th in the regionFattest Citizens: 4th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 7th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 8th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 9th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 10th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 10th in the regionMost Armed: 11th in the regionRudest Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Devout: 12th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 14th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 15th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 16th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 19th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 19th in the regionMost Patriotic: 21st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 24th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 27th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 28th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 29th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 34th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 35th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 44th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 47th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 49th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 52nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 53rd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 66th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 106th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 120th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 192nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 297th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 359th in the regionLargest Populations: 472nd in the regionMost Conservative: 502nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 540th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, sociologists ponder how baby-napped ethnic minority 'runaways' could have gone so bad so soon.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, adults have never outgrown their fear of monsters.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, it is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, the government nonchalantly sells old nukes to other countries.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, the alien invasion siren sounds eerily like a UFO.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, personal injury lawyers are demanding compensation from the government after recent reductions in manufacturer liability.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, the price of peace is endless surveillance.
  • : Following new legislation in Restorza, hit and run driving is no longer a crime - it's the national sport.

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