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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 82ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 178thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 326th
The Most Earexplodian Realm of
Iron Fist Consumerists Champions of Commerce
Protect Thine Ears
Emperor Joseph Average XVIII
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Civil Rights
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Ear Exploder 9000

Population10.94 billion

CapitalCacophonia
LeaderEmperor Joseph Average XVIII
FaithJoeism

Currencydecibel
AnimalJoeaveragian Pike

The Most Earexplodian Realm of Ear Exploder 9000 is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Joseph Average XVIII with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, national health service, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 10.94 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 Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cacophonia. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Earexplodian economy, worth a remarkable 3,454 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 315,808 decibels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, foreign leaders who don't applaud Emperor Joseph Average XVIII's speeches are regarded as enemies of Ear Exploder 9000, Emperor Joseph Average XVIII's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, and the Cacophonia State Museum is said to be haunted by ghastly musicians playing 'Nearer Violet to Thee'. 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 148,011th in the world and 73rd in Refugia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 789.19 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 82ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 178thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 326thMost Valuable International Artwork: 982ndMost Patriotic: 1,093rdMost Secular: 1,620thLargest Black Market: 1,769thHighest Average Incomes: 2,637thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,202ndMost Avoided: 3,765thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,943rdLargest Governments: 5,028thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,204thLargest Mining Sector: 6,685thHighest Poor Incomes: 6,939thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,076thRudest Citizens: 7,197thLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,581stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 7,688thMost Subsidized Industry: 7,833rdHighest Economic Output: 7,976thMost Scientifically Advanced: 8,463rdMost Efficient Economies: 12,919thMost Developed: 12,956thMost Armed: 13,461stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15,184thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 18,122ndMost Advanced Public Education: 20,617thSmartest Citizens: 23,812th
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Avoided: 3rd in the regionMost Armed: 4th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Conservative: 7th in the regionMost Secular: 8th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 8th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 12th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13th in the regionRudest Citizens: 13th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 14th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 19th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 22nd in the region

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