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The State of Zygo

“From Many, One”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Struggling
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Regional Influence: Enforcer

Location: Manchester

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Zygo

Population14.049 billion

Currencybetale
Animaldeer

The State of Zygo is a gargantuan, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical, devout population of 14.049 billion Zygoans 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Zygoan economy, worth 219 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 15,637 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, genetic researchers have been expelled, Harry Potter books are banned, and science labs across the country languish in cobwebs as the government turns its attentions to spiritual matters. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zygo's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zygo is ranked 84,890th in the world and 1st in Manchester for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
5%
Most Authoritarian: 6,642ndMost Income Equality: 11,320thTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 18,875thMost Stationary: 19,323rdMost Conservative: 20,980thMost Pacifist: 22,028thMost Devout: 28,315thLargest Populations: 28,901stHighest Average Tax Rates: 29,428th

National Happenings

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  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Zombies.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Zygo was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Zombies and Most Dead.

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