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The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 84

“He who controls the spice controls the universe.”

Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Jihad Army of the Emperor

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Spice Harvester 84

Population8.482 billion

Currencyspice
Animalsandworm

The Protectorate of Spice Harvester 84 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, smutty television, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.482 billion Spice Harvester 84ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Spice Harvester 84ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,053 trillion spices 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Retail, Soda Sales, and Woodchip Exports. 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 124,195 spices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, there is no such thing as an innocent fling in the Spice Harvester 84ian military, and turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spice Harvester 84's national animal is the sandworm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Spice Harvester 84 is ranked 75,252nd in the world and 152nd in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Most Stationary, with 626.99801538768 days.

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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 3,663rdMost Avoided: 7,922ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8,852ndLargest Retail Industry: 9,806thLargest Black Market: 13,325thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14,386thTop
10%
Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 18,103rdLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 19,062ndMost Rebellious Youth: 21,894thHighest Disposable Incomes: 22,187thMost Corrupt Governments: 22,871stLargest Information Technology Sector: 23,127thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 24,378thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 24,511thLargest Gambling Industry: 26,523rdHighest Economic Output: 28,202nd
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Largest Retail Industry: 15th in the regionTop
5%
Highest Poor Incomes: 20th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 20th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 23rd in the regionLargest Populations: 30th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 67th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 69th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 82nd in the regionLargest Governments: 84th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 85th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 85th in the regionMost Secular: 88th in the regionTop
10%
Most Scientifically Advanced: 104th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 104th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 111th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 119th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 126th in the regionLargest Black Market: 131st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 144th in the regionMost Stationary: 152nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 154th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 166th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Spice Harvester 84 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 84, turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 84, there is no such thing as an innocent fling in the Spice Harvester 84ian military.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 84, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region.
  • : Spice Harvester 84 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Spice Harvester 84 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Spice Harvester 84 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Spice Harvester 84 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 84, record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported.
  • : Following new legislation in Spice Harvester 84, mandatory patriotic themes make even the newest movies feel like remakes.

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