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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 20,386thMost Ignorant Citizens: 26,931stLargest Mining Sector: 28,748th
The Entroterranean Colony of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
In the name of Entroterranea we reign over this Desert
Influence
Handshaker
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Very Strong
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Deserticaa

Population8.039 billion

CurrencyEntroterranean Lira
Animalcamel

The Entroterranean Colony of Deserticaa is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, strictly enforced bedtime, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 8.039 billion Deserticaans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The very strong Deserticaan economy, worth 540 trillion Entroterranean Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 67,289 Entroterranean Lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,218 per year while the poor average 15,868, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Snooze factory is now prison lingo for rehabilitation center, motorway service stations often have a higher population than the hinterland villages that the roads lead to, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Leader's wardrobe, and tourists are duped into trimming hedges for the horsy-set. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. Deserticaa's national animal is the camel, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Deserticaa is ranked 319,016th in the world and 33rd in Veltric Union for Smartest Citizens, with 11.08 quips per hour.

Top
10%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 20,386thMost Ignorant Citizens: 26,931stLargest Mining Sector: 28,748thMost Secular: 30,089thHighest Disposable Incomes: 33,700thMost Conservative: 34,401st
Top
5%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the region

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  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Conservative and Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Conservative.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Conservative.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Conservative.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Secular.
  • : Deserticaa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Secular.

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