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The Holy Ecclesiarch of Saint Cinder

“Sing to the Choir of Fire” Pope Gemstone

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Page

Location: the South Pacific

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Saint Cinder

Population8.207 billion

CapitalSic Mundus Creatus Est
LeaderPope Gemstone
FaithPantheon of Saint Cinder

CurrencyBlessings
AnimalThe Great Auk

The Holy Ecclesiarch of Saint Cinder is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Pope Gemstone with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, prohibition of alcohol, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.207 billion Saint Cinderians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sic Mundus Creatus Est. The average income tax rate is 99.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Saint Cinderian economy, worth a remarkable 2,827 trillion Blessings 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, highly specialized black market in 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 amazing 344,510 Blessings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Amorous nobles always bring the same disappointing gift to weddings, military spending is on the increase, stoogery and pratfalls are about as scathingly clever as Saint Cinderian humor gets, and the teaching of evolution has been banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saint Cinder's national animal is the The Great Auk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Pantheon of Saint Cinder.

Saint Cinder is ranked 3,047th in the world and 67th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 216 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 102ndMost Devout: 126thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 165thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 213thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 353rdMost Patriotic: 416thMost Corrupt Governments: 931stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,110thLargest Black Market: 1,134thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,212thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,415thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,481stMost Armed: 1,534thHighest Average Incomes: 1,833rdLowest Crime Rates: 1,835thLargest Governments: 1,861stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,015thMost Influential: 2,176thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,725thMost Cultured: 3,047thTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 3,099thMost Ignorant Citizens: 3,252ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,582ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,262ndMost Efficient Economies: 6,307thBest Weather: 6,983rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,774thHighest Economic Output: 7,846thMost Authoritarian: 8,483rdMost Advanced Public Education: 9,587thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10,573rdNudest: 11,607thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 19,141stHealthiest Citizens: 20,258thMost Stationary: 28,764th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9th in the regionMost Patriotic: 11th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12th in the regionLargest Black Market: 22nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 23rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 25th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 29th in the regionMost Armed: 30th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 33rd in the regionLargest Governments: 37th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 43rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 44th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 49th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 52nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 53rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 56th in the regionTop
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Most Cultured: 67th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 82nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 109th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 133rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 139th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 144th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 176th in the regionMost Influential: 179th in the regionBest Weather: 199th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 202nd in the regionNudest: 217th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 225th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 230th in the regionTop
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Most Stationary: 384th in the regionMost Extreme: 406th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 486th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 538th in the regionLargest Populations: 565th in the region

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