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The Republic of SmitopBot105

“Might Makes Right”

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

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: SmitopBots

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SmitopBot105

Population11.824 billion

Currencymark
Animalpenguin

The Republic of SmitopBot105 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.824 billion SmitopBot105ians 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 juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient SmitopBot105ian economy, worth a remarkable 3,596 trillion marks 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, Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Information Technology. 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 304,198 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is widely believed that the first citizen of SmitopBot105 was called 'Wild-eyed Daddy-O', gun ownership is compulsory, in a baffling press conference Leader proudly dismantled a broken door, and dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SmitopBot105's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

SmitopBot105 is ranked 335,638th in the world and 87th in SmitopBots for Most Cultured, scoring -24 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Subsidized Industry: 60thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 82ndLargest Mining Sector: 188thMost Ignorant Citizens: 385thMost Corrupt Governments: 443rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 657thMost Avoided: 674thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 816thMost Efficient Economies: 1,006thLargest Black Market: 1,031stMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,162ndFattest Citizens: 1,488thMost Devout: 1,608thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,723rdHighest Poor Incomes: 1,812thLargest Retail Industry: 2,202ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,861stHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,875thHighest Average Incomes: 2,905thTop
5%
Largest Governments: 3,946thRudest Citizens: 4,627thHighest Economic Output: 6,120thNudest: 14,119thMost Influential: 14,762ndMost Stationary: 15,720thMost Armed: 16,070thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 16,635thMost Patriotic: 16,772nd
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5%
Most Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 4th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 4th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 5th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 6th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7th in the regionLargest Black Market: 7th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 7th in the regionMost Income Equality: 10th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : SmitopBot105 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, Most Patriotic, and Most Armed.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, dangerous criminals are often 'accidentally' sent on one-way trips to Maxtopia.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, in a baffling press conference Leader proudly dismantled a broken door.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, gun ownership is compulsory.
  • : SmitopBot105 was reclassified from "Father Knows Best State" to "Iron Fist Consumerists".
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, it is widely believed that the first citizen of SmitopBot105 was called 'Wild-eyed Daddy-O'.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, the native owl population is in permanent hibernation.
  • : SmitopBot105 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, hazmat suits are a common SmitopBot105ian garb.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot105, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.

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