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The Empire of The First Master

“I am The Master and you WILL obey me!” Emperor Roger Delgado

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Page

Location: The Lexicon

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The First Master

Population21.112 billion

CapitalMasteropolis
LeaderEmperor Roger Delgado
FaithMasterism

Currencyslave
AnimalGallifreyan Terrier

The Empire of The First Master is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Roger Delgado with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 21.112 billion Masterians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Masteropolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The powerhouse First Masterian economy, worth a remarkable 2,460 trillion slaves a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 116,543 slaves, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,062,803 per year while the poor average 1,422, a ratio of 747 to 1.

Beat cops aren't named for the territory they patrol, foreign football clubs wave the First Masterian flag before every game, it is customary to begin the summer with a fasting ritual in which people eat nothing but kumquat smoothies, and weather reports simply advise Masterians to 'look outside'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The First Master's national animal is the Gallifreyan Terrier, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Masterism.

The First Master is ranked 177,234th in the world and 18th in The Lexicon for Most Stationary, with 84.2845988356 days.

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1%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 394thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,250thTop
5%
Largest Gambling Industry: 5,120thMost Avoided: 5,530thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,568thLargest Insurance Industry: 6,663rdLowest Overall Tax Burden: 8,893rdHighest Economic Output: 9,402ndFattest Citizens: 10,674thMost Conservative: 12,172ndLargest Populations: 14,505thTop
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 16,422ndLargest Retail Industry: 20,989thLargest Mining Sector: 22,581stMost Extreme: 23,798thMost Pro-Market: 24,697thMost Scientifically Advanced: 26,666thMost Ignorant Citizens: 26,814th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 1st in the regionTop
10%
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the region

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