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The Dictatorship of Uvison

“Corruption Incompetency Industry”

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights:
Below Average
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Very Good

Regional Influence: Ambassador

Location: The Trout Essembly

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Uvison

Population3.488 billion

Currencyfranc
Animalostrich

The Dictatorship of Uvison is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its daily referendums, ban on automobiles, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 3.488 billion Uvisonians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 36.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Uvisonian economy, worth 278 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 79,729 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, people are left scratching their heads at the government's decisions, autopsies often involve only cursory examination, and foreign visitors are wary of being kidnapped and swapped for military hostages. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Uvison's national animal is the ostrich, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Uvison is ranked 80,005th in the world and 8th in The Trout Essembly for Most Developed, scoring 67.16 on the Human Development Index.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 2,205thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 10,991stTop
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 17,504th
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Largest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, foreign visitors are wary of being kidnapped and swapped for military hostages.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, autopsies often involve only cursory examination.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, people are left scratching their heads at the government's decisions.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be.
  • : Uvison's influence in The Trout Essembly rose from "Diplomat" to "Ambassador".
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, the roundel of the Uvisonian Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, rural Uvisonians are missing the forest for the numerous cellular towers they replaced.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation.
  • : Following new legislation in Uvison, Uvison has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories.

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