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Most Primitive: 8thFattest Citizens: 12thMost Avoided: 14th
The Hotdog-craving birb of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
Ack? Ack!
Steven Seagulls
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Seagull

Population13.196 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, avowedly heterosexual populace, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.196 billion Seagulls 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 minute, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ackopolis. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Seagulls economy, worth a remarkable 3,686 trillion stolen hotdogs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 279,390 stolen hotdogs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,319,014 per year while the poor average 6,764, a ratio of 342 to 1.

Jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, it's illegal to blow things up, a friend in need is a friend with nuclear greed, and songs of praise to Steven Seagulls are filled with coded messages from the resistance. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Seagull's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Hotdog.

Seagull is ranked 293,992nd in the world and 329th in Forest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 2.66 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Primitive: 8thFattest Citizens: 12thMost Avoided: 14thMost Armed: 28thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29thHighest Crime Rates: 31stHighest Disposable Incomes: 69thMost Ignorant Citizens: 98thMost Devout: 155thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 198thLargest Gambling Industry: 244thMost Influential: 261stHighest Average Incomes: 293rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 293rdHighest Economic Output: 422ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 450thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 509thLargest Retail Industry: 531stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 723rdLargest Insurance Industry: 740thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 825thMost Corrupt Governments: 961stGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,153rdLargest Mining Sector: 1,341stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,485thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,502ndHighest Drug Use: 1,808thRudest Citizens: 2,024thLargest Black Market: 2,455thMost Efficient Economies: 2,675thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,830thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,230thMost Rebellious Youth: 8,613thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 11,888thMost Stationary: 12,255thTop
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Most Average: 15,121stMost Subsidized Industry: 15,751stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 16,756thMost Cultured: 16,811thMost Advanced Public Transport: 17,193rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17,415thMost Secular: 18,165thHighest Poor Incomes: 18,250thMost Beautiful Environments: 18,356thMost Developed: 19,269thMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,710thMost Inclusive: 19,879thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 20,231stMost Advanced Public Education: 20,741stMost Patriotic: 21,674thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22,333rdHighest Food Quality: 22,610th
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Most Primitive: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 4th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 4th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 4th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 4th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Devout: 5th in the regionMost Influential: 5th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionLargest Black Market: 6th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 6th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 8th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 8th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 12th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 12th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 12th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 14th in the regionMost Cultured: 14th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 15th in the regionRudest Citizens: 16th in the regionMost Stationary: 16th in the regionMost Average: 16th in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 17th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 18th in the regionMost Developed: 18th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 19th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 19th in the regionMost Inclusive: 19th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 20th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 20th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 20th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 21st in the regionMost Patriotic: 21st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 22nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 23rd in the regionMost Conservative: 29th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 30th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Seagull was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Seagull altered its national flag.
  • : Seagull's influence in Forest rose from "Hatchling" to "Squire".
  • : Seagull relocated from Balder to Forest.
  • : Seagull was refounded in Balder.

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