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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 155thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 419thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 629th
The Free Democratic Democracy of
Iron Fist Consumerists Champions of Commerce
Protect thy ears
Imperator Joe Average XVIII
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Ear Exploder 9000

Population5.663 billion

CapitalCacophonia
LeaderImperator Joe Average XVIII
FaithJoeism

CurrencyDecibel
AnimalJoeaveragian Pike

The Free Democratic Democracy of Ear Exploder 9000 is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Imperator Joe Average XVIII with an iron fist, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.663 billion Earexplodians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cacophonia. The average income tax rate is 91.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Earexplodian economy, worth a remarkable 1,476 trillion Decibels 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. 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 260,720 Decibels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Diplomacy is a foreign concept to Earexplodians, dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming, power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, and people think "siege mentality" is a positive trait. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ear Exploder 9000's national animal is the Joeaveragian Pike, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Joeism.

Ear Exploder 9000 is ranked 45,749th in the world and 204th in 10000 Islands for Most Stationary, with 954.7792847742 days.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 155thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 419thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 629thMost Influential: 832ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,031stMost Patriotic: 1,190thMost Secular: 1,785thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,971stLargest Black Market: 2,862ndTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 2,997thMost Avoided: 3,607thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,900thHighest Average Incomes: 4,672ndMost Subsidized Industry: 7,772ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,619thLargest Mining Sector: 8,657thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,763rdLargest Governments: 9,015thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10,351stMost Scientifically Advanced: 11,110thLargest Information Technology Sector: 12,874thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 15,459thMost Efficient Economies: 15,488thMost Armed: 17,784thMost Developed: 17,973rdHighest Economic Output: 18,241stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 20,647thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21,662ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 26,244thMost Authoritarian: 27,680th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 11th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 14th in the regionLargest Black Market: 23rd in the regionMost Secular: 33rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 35th in the regionMost Avoided: 36th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 38th in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 52nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 52nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 59th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 60th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 61st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 68th in the regionMost Conservative: 73rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 74th in the regionMost Armed: 82nd in the region

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