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The Dominion of Superfluid Helium

“It's great to visit, but you wouldn't wanna live there”

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

Regional Influence: Hermit

Location: Kepler 442b

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Superfluid Helium

Population31.801 billion

CapitalSigil
LeaderMr Krabs
FaithAce Rimmer

Currencymagnetic monopole
Animalalaskan bull worm

The Dominion of Superfluid Helium is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Mr Krabs with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 31.801 billion Superfluid Heliumians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sigil. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Superfluid Heliumian economy, worth a remarkable 7,225 trillion magnetic monopoles a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 227,215 magnetic monopoles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Hymns sung by popular choirs top the billboard charts, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Crime is all-pervasive, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Superfluid Helium's national animal is the alaskan bull worm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Ace Rimmer.

Superfluid Helium is ranked 345,751st in the world and 1st in Kepler 442b for Smartest Citizens, with 0.17 quips per hour.

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1%
Most Corrupt Governments: 54thMost Subsidized Industry: 61stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 109thMost Ignorant Citizens: 126thMost Avoided: 183rdFattest Citizens: 276thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 306thLargest Black Market: 368thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 449thHighest Crime Rates: 546thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,453rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,578thMost Efficient Economies: 1,586thLargest Mining Sector: 1,669thHighest Economic Output: 1,859thRudest Citizens: 2,201stMost Armed: 2,269thLargest Welfare Programs: 3,457thTop
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Largest Populations: 4,352ndLargest Governments: 5,097thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,240thMost Stationary: 5,531stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,591stHighest Average Incomes: 7,539thHighest Poor Incomes: 8,335thMost Influential: 8,592ndNudest: 12,355thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,043rdMost Secular: 14,680thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 18,100thLargest Information Technology Sector: 20,789thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21,924thMost Patriotic: 24,207th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, hymns sung by popular choirs top the billboard charts.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, small towns have started burning historical buildings in hopes of attracting tourists.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, hell hath no fury like an ocean scorned.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, stranded astronauts hitch rides on foreign spacecraft to get home.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, unfit police officers collapse while trying to capture unusually athletic criminals.
  • : Following new legislation in Superfluid Helium, the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions.

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