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The Queendom of Ump325

“The End of All Things”

Category: Authoritarian Democracy
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Below Average

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Osiris

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Ump325

Population4.757 billion

CurrencyPlatinum
AnimalBlack Widow

The Queendom of Ump325 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.757 billion Ump325ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ump325ian economy, worth 880 trillion Platinums 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, 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 185,041 Platinums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Ump325ians, an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time, and they who do not work shall not eat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump325's national animal is the Black Widow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ump325 is ranked 275,332nd in the world and 10,120th in Osiris for Most Beautiful Environments, with 7.82 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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1%
Largest Mining Sector: 2,797thTop
5%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,038thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,533rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,492ndLargest Black Market: 5,903rdMost Corrupt Governments: 6,667thLargest Agricultural Sector: 7,945thMost Patriotic: 9,222ndHighest Poor Incomes: 12,416thHighest Average Incomes: 12,945thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,193rdTop
10%
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 14,985thMost Subsidized Industry: 16,219thMost Devout: 18,496thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20,007thLowest Crime Rates: 21,125thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,247thLargest Information Technology Sector: 25,689thHealthiest Citizens: 26,588thHighest Disposable Incomes: 28,673rd
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5%
Largest Mining Sector: 142nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 198th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 311th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 422nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 471st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 478th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 511th in the regionTop
10%
Most Patriotic: 698th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 751st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 818th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 846th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 882nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 992nd in the regionMost Devout: 1,036th in the regionMost Avoided: 1,075th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ump325 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes, Largest Black Market, Highest Poor Incomes, and Most Patriotic and the Top 10% for Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Ump325 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, they who do not work shall not eat.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Ump325ians.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, prisoners work-share to cut down rising costs of keeping them in jail.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, Tom and Jerry cartoons have cat and mouse resolving their problems with reasoned discussion.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump325, cars are banned.

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