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The Spiders of The Purple Mage

“Zane Grey, forgive the Pun!”

Category: Corporate Police State
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
Outlawed

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

Location: Balder

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The Purple Mage

Population33.257 billion

CurrencySpell
AnimalSpiders

The Spiders of The Purple Mage is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 33.257 billion Mages 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, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The all-consuming The Purple Mage economy, worth a remarkable 3,780 trillion Spells a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 113,661 Spells, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 612,976 per year while the poor average 10,942, a ratio of 56.0 to 1.

The army's shirt ninjas are the most feared assassins in the region, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, the Spiders is believed to be extinct, and traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. The Purple Mage's national animal is the Spiders, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Purple Mage is ranked 1,297th in the world and 5th in Balder for Most Stationary, with 4,407.66384576 days.

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1%
Most Stationary: 1,297thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2,639thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,793rdTop
5%
Largest Populations: 3,094thHighest Economic Output: 5,190thHighest Disposable Incomes: 5,631stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,754thLargest Gambling Industry: 6,498thLargest Insurance Industry: 7,818thMost Avoided: 8,147thMost Ignorant Citizens: 9,026thFattest Citizens: 9,429thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 11,694thTop
10%
Largest Mining Sector: 16,157thMost Influential: 17,974thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 19,732ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 21,170thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 21,838thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 22,894thMost Pro-Market: 23,921stMost Extreme: 28,397thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 28,684thMost Conservative: 28,872ndLargest Retail Industry: 29,730th
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1%
Most Stationary: 5th in the regionLargest Populations: 70th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 87th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 144th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 187th in the regionMost Extreme: 226th in the regionMost Influential: 236th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 268th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 291st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 297th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 340th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 350th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 368th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 373rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 452nd in the regionMost Avoided: 491st in the regionTop
10%
Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 612th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 630th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 646th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 775th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1,021st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.
  • : The Purple Mage's influence in Balder fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : The Purple Mage was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides.

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