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The Corporate Dictatorship of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
Oderint Dum Metuant
Influence
Handshaker
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Josephland

Population41.003 billion

CapitalJoseph City
LeaderJoseph
FaithJosephism

Currencymoney
Animalviper

The Corporate Dictatorship of Josephland is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Joseph with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, enslaved workforce, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 41.003 billion follower of Josephs 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joseph City. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Josephic economy, worth an astonishing 41,894 trillion monies a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,021,744 monies, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,436,410 per year while the poor average 68,116, a ratio of 94.5 to 1.

Childish pranks are no laughing matter, the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens, when you fly on Air Josephland you win a seat or you die, and wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Josephland's national animal is the viper, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Josephism.

Josephland is ranked 301,041st in the world and 45th in The Alliance of Dictators for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 4.58 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.

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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5thLargest Insurance Industry: 7thLargest Mining Sector: 9thLargest Black Market: 9thHighest Average Incomes: 13thHighest Economic Output: 13thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 21stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 23rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 26thLargest Agricultural Sector: 27thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 30thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 35thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 38thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 72ndMost Patriotic: 119thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 146thMost Advanced Public Transport: 181stLargest Governments: 182ndMost Corrupt Governments: 215thMost Subsidized Industry: 278thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 314thMost Stationary: 327thMost Avoided: 339thMost Efficient Economies: 368thLowest Crime Rates: 401stFattest Citizens: 570thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,023rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,235thLargest Populations: 1,419thLargest Retail Industry: 1,639thTop
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Most Primitive: 4,551stLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5,335thRudest Citizens: 5,764thMost Conservative: 5,809thMost Developed: 5,955thMost Advanced Public Education: 6,017thMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,558thMost Influential: 7,250thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 16,073rdSmartest Citizens: 17,393rdLongest Average Lifespans: 19,726thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 26,252ndMost Authoritarian: 26,587th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Stationary: 2nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 4th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 5th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Josephland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Devout.
  • : Josephland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Avoided, Largest Black Market, Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Stationary, and Most Patriotic.
  • : Josephland's influence in The Alliance of Dictators rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
  • : Josephland's influence in The Alliance of Dictators fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
  • : Josephland's influence in The Alliance of Dictators rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
  • : Josephland was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Josephland was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Josephland was struck by a Mk II (Sterilizer) Cure Missile from The Greater People's Empire of The Controlist Ferwerter Union, curing 112 million infected.
  • : Josephland was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies and the Top 5% for Most Survivors.
  • : Josephland was struck by a Mk III (Purifier) Cure Missile from Dextranta, curing 494 million infected.

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