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The Unleashing of The Revenge of Rover

“Doggarn It!” Butch

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

Regional Influence: Diplomat

Location: Grand Central

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The Revenge of Rover

Population17.456 billion

CapitalDogleash
LeaderButch
FaithTailwagging

CurrencyDucat
AnimalDog

The Unleashing of The Revenge of Rover is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Butch with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 17.456 billion Roverians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dogleash. The average income tax rate is 72.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Revenge of Roverian economy, worth a remarkable 3,645 trillion Ducats a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 208,866 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, and the government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Revenge of Rover's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tailwagging.

The Revenge of Rover is ranked 24,323rd in the world and 3rd in Grand Central for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.42 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,352ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,970thTop
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Most Devout: 3,751stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,227thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,792ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,470thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,646thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6,120thMost Subsidized Industry: 7,728thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9,269thLargest Welfare Programs: 11,634thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 15,396thLargest Mining Sector: 20,167thLargest Populations: 20,767thLargest Publishing Industry: 21,148thLargest Governments: 21,611thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 23,495thLowest Crime Rates: 24,323rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 24,942ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 28,148th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, the government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, citizens must have a license to operate a computer.
  • : The Revenge of Rover was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, the government snoops on private internet connections.
  • : The Revenge of Rover was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Father Knows Best State".
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, the voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning.
  • : Following new legislation in The Revenge of Rover, drill sergeants yell in the ears of bespectacled nerds in cybermilitary "reboot camps".

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