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The Island Kingdom of Amaabj

“Honor, Virtue, and Power”

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

Regional Influence: Sprat

Location: Union of Allied States

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Amaabj

Population11.177 billion

Capitalˈkaekau
LeaderKing pulāi I
FaithAmaaism

Currency
AnimalFlying Fish

The Island Kingdom of Amaabj is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King pulāi I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory vegetarianism, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.177 billion Amaans 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ˈkaekau. The average income tax rate is 98.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Amaan economy, worth a remarkable 3,402 trillion Wōs 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, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 304,444 Wōs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee, and war criminals are given full state funerals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amaabj's national animal is the Flying Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Amaaism.

Amaabj is ranked 290,282nd in the world and 37th in Union of Allied States for Highest Food Quality, scoring 3.01 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 149thMost Valuable International Artwork: 369thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 446thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 500thMost Devout: 710thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 845thLargest Black Market: 1,503rdMost Patriotic: 1,671stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,678thMost Armed: 1,865thLowest Crime Rates: 1,994thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,034thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,343rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,432ndLargest Governments: 2,655thHighest Average Incomes: 2,798thTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 2,959thMost Authoritarian: 3,268thMost Subsidized Industry: 3,677thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,840thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,326thMost Conservative: 4,634thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,208thBest Weather: 5,255thMost Advanced Public Transport: 5,540thHighest Economic Output: 6,190thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 9,284thMost Efficient Economies: 9,357thMost Developed: 10,328thLargest Information Technology Sector: 11,236thLargest Agricultural Sector: 12,710thLongest Average Lifespans: 14,237thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 17,834thMost Scientifically Advanced: 22,501stSmartest Citizens: 24,246thMost Extreme: 24,439thMost Cultured: 28,854th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Conservative: 1st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionBest Weather: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 2nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 3rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, war criminals are given full state funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, genetic screening weeds out citizens whose legs don't bend easily at the knee.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, genetic research is temporarily tied up in government red tape.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, slavers view "what did your last slave die of" as a request for a demonstration.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, hundreds of sailors ride the good ship King Pulāi I day after day.
  • : Amaabj was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, it is a crime to operate a combine harvester while intoxicated.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, talkative students are escorted from schools in second-hand prison buses.
  • : Following new legislation in Amaabj, small shoes often wash up on the beach.

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