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The Republic of SmitopBot55

“We Will Endure”

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

Regional Influence: Apprentice

Location: SmitopBots

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SmitopBot55

Population11.881 billion

Currencyguilder
Animalcrocodile

The Republic of SmitopBot55 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.881 billion SmitopBot55ians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient SmitopBot55ian economy, worth a remarkable 3,731 trillion guilders a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 314,062 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Thrift shops are closing their doors, cloning has been banned, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration, and advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SmitopBot55's national animal is the crocodile, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

SmitopBot55 is ranked 345,237th in the world and 32nd in SmitopBots for Smartest Citizens, with 0.29 quips per hour.

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1%
Most Subsidized Industry: 86thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 279thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 356thMost Corrupt Governments: 359thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 593rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 600thLargest Mining Sector: 738thMost Avoided: 1,013thLargest Black Market: 1,030thMost Efficient Economies: 1,071stFattest Citizens: 1,143rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,676thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,681stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,727thLargest Retail Industry: 2,155thMost Patriotic: 2,613thHighest Average Incomes: 2,651stLargest Governments: 2,989thHighest Average Tax Rates: 3,030thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,035thTop
5%
Most Advanced Public Education: 3,523rdRudest Citizens: 4,230thHighest Economic Output: 5,826thMost Primitive: 6,068thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6,242ndHighest Poor Incomes: 6,744thNudest: 7,864thLowest Crime Rates: 9,629thMost Influential: 14,524thMost Stationary: 15,505thTop
10%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,861stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 24,245thMost Armed: 24,466thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,525thMost Conservative: 29,343rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 29,423rdMost Authoritarian: 32,049th
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5%
Most Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionLargest Governments: 5th in the regionTop
10%
Highest Economic Output: 7th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 7th in the regionSafest: 7th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 7th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 7th in the regionLargest Black Market: 7th in the regionMost Secular: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 9th in the regionMost Influential: 9th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 10th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, jabbing a baby's bottle at officials gets parents waved straight through immigration.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, cloning has been banned.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, thrift shops are closing their doors.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, epileptic patients switch their medications to whichever has a 'buy one get one free' offer.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, lonely children write fanfiction about absent fathers.
  • : SmitopBot55 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, mostly women are seen and not heard.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, most SmitopBot55ian video games are banned in other countries.
  • : Following new legislation in SmitopBot55, the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists.

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