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Most Ignorant Citizens: 91stMost Primitive: 127thMost Devout: 136th
The Hotdog-craving birb of
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Steven Seagulls
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Seagull

Population18.035 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, avowedly heterosexual populace, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.035 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, 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 5,140 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 285,032 stolen hotdogs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 809,136 per year while the poor average 80,199, a ratio of 10.1 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 310,884th in the world and 286th in Forest for Most Cultured, scoring -70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 91stMost Primitive: 127thMost Devout: 136thFattest Citizens: 180thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 180thLargest Gambling Industry: 206thMost Avoided: 211thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 242ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 272ndHighest Crime Rates: 415thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 432ndMost Armed: 436thLargest Retail Industry: 475thLargest Insurance Industry: 644thHighest Disposable Incomes: 697thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 981stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 990thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,392ndLargest Mining Sector: 1,573rdMost Corrupt Governments: 1,662ndRudest Citizens: 1,980thMost Influential: 2,259thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,453rdTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,129thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,363rdHighest Average Incomes: 3,991stHighest Economic Output: 4,246thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,619thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,657thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,821stTop
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Largest Black Market: 20,270thMost Valuable International Artwork: 21,764thLargest Populations: 22,123rdHighest Poor Incomes: 26,455thHighest Drug Use: 26,569th
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionMost Devout: 4th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 4th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 8th in the regionMost Armed: 9th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 17th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 21st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 21st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 24th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 24th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 26th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 27th in the region

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