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The Empire of Russian Oil

“Finally”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: the South Pacific

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Russian Oil

Population28.99 billion

CurrencyRouble
AnimalBear

The Empire of Russian Oil is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and enslaved workforce. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 28.99 billion Russian Oilians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 4.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Russian Oilian economy, worth an astonishing 10,639 trillion Roubles 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 a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. 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 amazing 367,014 Roubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Harry Potter books are banned, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, and Leader's former secretary was last sighted on her new yacht. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Russian Oil's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Russian Oil is ranked 76th in the world and 1st in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 207.13 flags saluted per person per day.

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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 64thMost Patriotic: 76thHealthiest Citizens: 207thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 218thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 306thHighest Disposable Incomes: 421stMost Armed: 584thLargest Information Technology Sector: 608thHighest Economic Output: 781stSmartest Citizens: 905thMost Devout: 1,000thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,040thMost Stationary: 1,043rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,081stLargest Publishing Industry: 1,261stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,435thHighest Average Incomes: 1,612thLowest Crime Rates: 1,640thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,075thLargest Black Market: 2,449thHighest Food Quality: 3,022ndHighest Poor Incomes: 3,144thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 4,114thLargest Mining Sector: 4,129thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,211thLargest Populations: 5,701stMost Inclusive: 6,302ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6,389thMost Cultured: 6,858thMost Compassionate Citizens: 10,641stLargest Governments: 10,844thMost Influential: 12,894thMost Developed: 14,216thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 15,368thTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 29,659th
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 8th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 8th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 12th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 12th in the regionMost Armed: 15th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 15th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 17th in the regionMost Devout: 17th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 20th in the regionMost Stationary: 21st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 24th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 27th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 31st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 31st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 33rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 36th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 40th in the regionLargest Populations: 42nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 45th in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 57th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 79th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 85th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 86th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 176th in the regionMost Cultured: 181st in the regionMost Inclusive: 188th in the regionLargest Governments: 225th in the regionTop
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Most Compassionate Citizens: 303rd in the regionMost Developed: 372nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 439th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 494th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, Leader's former secretary was last sighted on her new yacht.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, school teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, Harry Potter books are banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Russian Oil.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, commemoration of the Great the South Pacific War costs almost as much as the war itself.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, new "Worker's Strike" laws set out who is allowed to strike a worker.
  • : Following new legislation in Russian Oil, the government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus.

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