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The Little bit of Rita is all I need

“God, Homeland, Liberty”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Very Strong
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Eminence Grise

Location: Mambo Number 5

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Rita is all I need

Population10.899 billion

Currencypeso
Animalpanther

The Little bit of Rita is all I need is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 10.899 billion Rita is all I needians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The very strong Rita is all I needian economy, worth 540 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 49,594 pesos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 141,586 per year while the poor average 13,844, a ratio of 10.2 to 1.

Dancing with your first cousin is a misdemeanor, every citizen must submit to DNA testing to be eliminated from police inquiries, card collectors duel to the death, and the nation's poor can be seen scavenging trash bins for used coffee grounds. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Rita is all I need's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Rita is all I need is ranked 20,879th in the world and 3rd in Mambo Number 5 for Most Stationary, with 1,580.7770785798 days.

Top
5%
Most Armed: 7,270thTop
10%
Most Rebellious Youth: 17,229thMost Influential: 17,462ndMost Stationary: 20,879thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 21,856th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Rita is all I need was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Basket Weaving Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in Rita is all I need, the nation's poor can be seen scavenging trash bins for used coffee grounds.

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