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The Something of Virgolia

“Como un pez en el hielo”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Outlawed
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: The East Pacific

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Virgolia

Population12.713 billion

CapitalCapital
LeaderDictator
FaithAnger

CurrencyChild
AnimalNS player

The Something of Virgolia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Dictator with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, sprawling nuclear power plants, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.713 billion Virgolians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Virgolian economy, worth a remarkable 5,653 trillion Children 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, extremely specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing. 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 amazing 444,699 Children, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The words 'private' and 'enterprise' must never appear in the same sentence, Virgolia isn't what it used to be, the might of the entire Virgolian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, and Virgolia is increasingly belligerent on the international stage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Virgolia's national animal is the NS player, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Anger.

Virgolia is ranked 26,776th in the world and 115th in The East Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 42.55 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 8thMost Patriotic: 39thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 90thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 145thMost Valuable International Artwork: 149thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 158thHighest Poor Incomes: 166thMost Corrupt Governments: 227thMost Ignorant Citizens: 310thMost Devout: 408thLargest Black Market: 425thMost Subsidized Industry: 430thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 535thHighest Average Tax Rates: 547thLargest Governments: 643rdHighest Average Incomes: 830thMost Avoided: 931stMost Efficient Economies: 1,801stLowest Crime Rates: 1,862ndMost Primitive: 2,256thHighest Economic Output: 2,865thTop
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Most Authoritarian: 3,827thNudest: 4,617thMost Conservative: 6,352ndMost Income Equality: 7,466thMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,308thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10,876thLongest Average Lifespans: 11,081stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11,695thLargest Welfare Programs: 12,316thTop
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Most Extreme: 26,776thMost Advanced Public Education: 30,649th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 6th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 10th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10th in the regionMost Devout: 11th in the regionLargest Governments: 12th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 13th in the regionMost Avoided: 16th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 28th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 40th in the regionMost Primitive: 40th in the regionNudest: 44th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 46th in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 78th in the regionMost Extreme: 115th in the regionMost Income Equality: 132nd in the regionMost Conservative: 138th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 144th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 152nd in the regionTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 270th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 290th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 303rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 330th in the regionLargest Populations: 433rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, Virgolia is increasingly belligerent on the international stage.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, the might of the entire Virgolian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, Virgolia isn't what it used to be.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, the words 'private' and 'enterprise' must never appear in the same sentence.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, veterans' meet-ups involve a lot of tail sniffing.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, the government has become increasingly militant.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, 90% of active duty VAF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, Maxtopians are both starving and giddy after the Virgolian military unleashed its biological weapons.
  • : Following new legislation in Virgolia, the nation is under martial law.

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