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The Empire of Ump461

“The best lack all conviction”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Balder

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Ump461

Population4.561 billion

CurrencyDollar
AnimalGiraffe

The Empire of Ump461 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.561 billion Ump461ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ump461ian economy, worth 843 trillion Dollars a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 185,008 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

A cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, the daily weather forecast often predicts light showers of debris, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', and goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ump461's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ump461 is ranked 111,281st in the world and 1,475th in Balder for Most Stationary, with 355.69305013408 days.

Top
5%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,097thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,085thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,315thLargest Mining Sector: 5,363rdMost Patriotic: 5,727thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 6,327thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,712thNudest: 7,942ndLargest Black Market: 7,952ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 9,202ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,352ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12,344thHighest Average Incomes: 12,653rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 14,371stTop
10%
Healthiest Citizens: 16,564thMost Devout: 18,085thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 18,844thMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,758thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 23,122ndHighest Poor Incomes: 23,426thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,487thMost Efficient Economies: 25,260thMost Subsidized Industry: 25,605thLowest Crime Rates: 27,410th
Top
5%
Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 243rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 337th in the regionNudest: 354th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 363rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 389th in the regionMost Patriotic: 426th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 474th in the regionTop
10%
Largest Information Technology Sector: 527th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 574th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 634th in the regionLargest Black Market: 652nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 836th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 885th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 1,021st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ump461 was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Defense Forces.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, the daily weather forecast often predicts light showers of debris.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country.
  • : Ump461 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, chicken farmers must rise before the sun every day to gag their cockerels.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, voting is voluntary.
  • : Following new legislation in Ump461, the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Ump461.

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