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The Multiple Heads of Rock Hydra

“Too many heads”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Vassal

Location: Nederland

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Rock Hydra

Population35.483 billion

CapitalHydraCity
LeaderMrHydra
FaithAtheism

Currencyhydra head
Animalhydra

The Multiple Heads of Rock Hydra is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by MrHydra with an iron fist, and notable for its lack of airports, triple-decker prams, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 35.483 billion Rock Hydrans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Industry, with Education, Law & Order, and Defense also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HydraCity. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Rock Hydran economy, worth a remarkable 5,442 trillion hydra heads 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 black market in Uranium Mining, Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 an impressive 153,386 hydra heads, with the richest citizens earning 9.3 times as much as the poorest.

Adulthood begins with the creation of an email account, the country has unplugged its internet connection to prevent subversive content, animal control is going door-to-door releasing all pets back into the wild, and lion-reed-vulture-hand-reed-mouth is how MrHydra is spelt now. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rock Hydra's national animal is the hydra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Atheism.

Rock Hydra is ranked 283,708th in the world and 187th in Nederland for Highest Food Quality, scoring 5.17 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

Top
1%
Most Stationary: 912thLargest Black Market: 1,092ndLargest Populations: 2,536thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,704thMost Primitive: 2,714thTop
5%
Highest Economic Output: 2,928thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3,132ndLargest Mining Sector: 3,230thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,151stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,896thMost Ignorant Citizens: 6,415thMost Influential: 7,088thLargest Retail Industry: 7,315thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,673rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,492ndMost Efficient Economies: 11,307thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,076thTop
10%
Most Advanced Public Education: 15,935thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,097thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17,083rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 17,404thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 21,210thHighest Average Incomes: 21,398thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 22,420thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 27,016th
Top
5%
Most Stationary: 7th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 9th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 10th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 11th in the regionTop
10%
Most Primitive: 12th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 12th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 16th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 20th in the regionLargest Black Market: 21st in the regionMost Influential: 22nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 23rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Most World Assembly Endorsements, Most Avoided, Highest Average Incomes, and Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Rock Hydra was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Primitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Rock Hydra, lion-reed-vulture-hand-reed-mouth is how MrHydra is spelt now.
  • : Following new legislation in Rock Hydra, animal control is going door-to-door releasing all pets back into the wild.

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