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The Empire of United Meguland

“For justice of flat, We rise to power.”

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

Regional Influence: Truckler

Location: WhenItsDone

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United Meguland

Population152 million

Currencygunpowder
Animalturkey with shotgun

The Empire of United Meguland is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 152 million Meguians 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Meguian economy, worth 9.72 trillion gunpowders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 63,948 gunpowders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The United Meguland Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, employers are never quite sure if graduates' qualifications have any merit or meaning, it's illegal to be caught on tape, and textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Meguland's national animal is the turkey with shotgun, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

United Meguland is ranked 267,547th in the world and 3rd in WhenItsDone for Most Primitive, scoring -151.04 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

Top
5%
Largest Insurance Industry: 7,556thTop
10%
Safest: 17,923rdMost Pacifist: 20,041st

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : United Meguland's influence in WhenItsDone rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, it's illegal to be caught on tape.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, employers are never quite sure if graduates' qualifications have any merit or meaning.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, the United Meguland Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, untold millions of gunpowders are going into a new government-funded maternity leave scheme.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, exceptionally healthy police officers can sprint after crooks for hours on end.
  • : Following new legislation in United Meguland, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews.

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