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Fattest Citizens: 3,760thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,554thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,803rd
The Dancing in the Depths of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
For every Goliath... there is a stone-filled trebuchet
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Maniacal

Population26.27 billion

CapitalSecret Lair of the Gallows
LeaderHorus Lupercal

Currencyspark
Animalvulture

The Dancing in the Depths of Maniacal is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Horus Lupercal with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, smutty television, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 26.27 billion Maniacalians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Secret Lair of the Gallows. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Maniacalian economy, worth a remarkable 2,871 trillion sparks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 109,321 sparks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 382,410 per year while the poor average 22,707, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.

Horus Lupercal has been declared supreme ruler for all eternity, scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls, vulture racing stadiums are open 24/7, and EpiPen sales have skyrocketed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maniacal's national animal is the vulture, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Maniacal is ranked 6,702nd in the world and 2nd in Glass Gallows for Most Stationary, with 2,857.17419224068 days.

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Fattest Citizens: 3,760thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5,554thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,803rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 6,474thMost Stationary: 6,702ndLargest Populations: 6,786thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,234thHighest Economic Output: 7,739thMost Influential: 9,127thTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 16,402ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 16,608thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 21,011thLowest Crime Rates: 23,219thMost Corrupt Governments: 25,769thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 26,905thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 27,939thLargest Governments: 28,412thHighest Average Tax Rates: 29,558th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Soda Pop Sector.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market and Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Maniacal lodged a message on the Glass Gallows Regional Message Board.
  • : Maniacal was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Maniacal granted Successor authority to The Two-Stack Pushdown Automata of SherpDaWerp as Barkeeper of the Laser Jetpack Vampire Nightclub in Glass Gallows.

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