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The People's Republic of Ump438

“Surely some revelation is at hand”

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Some
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Some

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Lazarus

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Ump438

Population4.543 billion

CurrencyEuro
AnimalGiraffe

The People's Republic of Ump438 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.543 billion Ump438ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 60.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ump438ian economy, worth 915 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 201,605 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', and road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump438's national animal is the Giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ump438 is ranked 111,258th in the world and 1,600th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 355.69541818812 days.

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1%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 781stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,073rdTop
5%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,663rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,361stMost Corrupt Governments: 6,339thMost Patriotic: 7,317thLargest Black Market: 7,751stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 9,637thHighest Average Incomes: 9,926thHighest Disposable Incomes: 11,371stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11,969thMost Devout: 13,613thLargest Mining Sector: 14,583rdTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 15,198thLowest Crime Rates: 17,564thMost Developed: 19,804thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 20,613thMost Efficient Economies: 20,660thMost Subsidized Industry: 22,771stLargest Information Technology Sector: 23,042ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,106thHighest Poor Incomes: 24,900thLargest Governments: 26,115thMost Scientifically Advanced: 27,747thLongest Average Lifespans: 28,927th
Top
1%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 33rd in the regionTop
5%
Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 177th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 360th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 428th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 483rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 512th in the regionTop
10%
Most Patriotic: 621st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 700th in the regionLargest Black Market: 702nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 772nd in the regionMost Devout: 804th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 815th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 926th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,037th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness'.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals.
  • : Ump438 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector and Largest Mining Sector.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, cheese lovers have a case of the bleus.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, serial killers are the country's biggest import.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump438, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested.

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