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Largest Retail Industry: 232ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 293rdFattest Citizens: 362nd
The Unitarian State of
Compulsory Consumerist State Aspirational Worker State
Each citizen’s duty is primarily to the state
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Lodhs beard

Population14.003 billion

CapitalSt Lodhinburg
LeaderVID Frederick Malkin

CurrencyLoddhist Pound
AnimalBear

The Unitarian State of Lodhs beard is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by VID Frederick Malkin with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 14.003 billion Loddhists are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Lodhinburg. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Lodhs beardian economy, worth a remarkable 5,557 trillion Loddhist Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 396,863 Loddhist Pounds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,694,692 per year while the poor average 59,672, a ratio of 28.4 to 1.

Designer cars make no distinction between poor people and speed bumps, public spending advocates dread when the government says they're here to help, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, and pinkie promises are a matter of life and death. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lodhs beard's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Lodhs beard is ranked 320,152nd in the world and 14,628th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -34.5 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Largest Retail Industry: 232ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 293rdFattest Citizens: 362ndHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 504thMost Avoided: 545thMost Secular: 552ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 666thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 759thMost Efficient Economies: 782ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 844thRudest Citizens: 937thMost Scientifically Advanced: 976thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,052ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,154thHighest Average Incomes: 1,241stLargest Insurance Industry: 1,260thSmartest Citizens: 2,551stLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,590thLargest Mining Sector: 2,680thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,801stTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,212thLargest Agricultural Sector: 3,253rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 3,566thLargest Governments: 3,677thHighest Economic Output: 3,689thMost Patriotic: 3,787thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,858thMost Armed: 3,952ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,205thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,430thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,865thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,272ndMost Corrupt Governments: 5,998thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 6,564thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,889thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 9,434thLargest Gambling Industry: 10,134thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 16,821stLargest Black Market: 20,474th
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Largest Retail Industry: 13th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 19th in the regionFattest Citizens: 20th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 24th in the regionMost Avoided: 25th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 30th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 31st in the regionRudest Citizens: 34th in the regionMost Secular: 35th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 37th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 43rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 44th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 55th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 59th in the regionMost Patriotic: 62nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 62nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 64th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 67th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 71st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 79th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 89th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 100th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 101st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 103rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 122nd in the regionMost Armed: 128th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 131st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 142nd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 162nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 166th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 170th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 196th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 234th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 266th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 287th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 409th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 442nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 628th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 874th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 959th in the regionLargest Populations: 1,310th in the region
Has WA voting rights.

Endorsements Received: 3 » Feux, Wang Yao, and Imperial American Patriots.

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Lodhs beard voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Space Transport and Astronomical Research".
  • : Lodhs beard withdrew its vote on the World Assembly Resolution "Space Transport and Astronomical Research".
  • : Following new legislation in Lodhs beard, pinkie promises are a matter of life and death.
  • : Following new legislation in Lodhs beard, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work.
  • : Following new legislation in Lodhs beard, public spending advocates dread when the government says they're here to help.
  • : Lodhs beard voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Space Transport and Astronomical Research".
  • : Lodhs beard adopted General Assembly Resolution #14 "".
  • : Following new legislation in Lodhs beard, designer cars make no distinction between poor people and speed bumps.
  • : Lodhs beard was reclassified from "Benevolent Dictatorship" to "Compulsory Consumerist State".
  • : Following new legislation in Lodhs beard, former public radio talk pundits are being deployed to front line war zones.

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