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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 416thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 530thMost Armed: 560th
The Kingdom of
Compulsory Consumerist State Aspirational Worker State
We life is simply
King Bersiong
Influence
Vassal
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Siong

Population11.106 billion

CapitalSiong
LeaderKing Bersiong
FaithWorship King Bersiong

CurrencyDiamond
AnimalFish

The Kingdom of Siong is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by King Bersiong with an iron fist, and notable for its flagrant waste-dumping, free-roaming dinosaurs, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.106 billion Sionians 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, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siong. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Sionian economy, worth a remarkable 2,450 trillion Diamonds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 220,633 Diamonds, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,008,142 per year while the poor average 2,745, a ratio of 731 to 1.

Hundreds of teenagers die every year at the Sionian Hungry Games, movies depict muscle-bound women kicking down a titanium door to carry hysterical men to safety, the news of budget cuts leaves a sour taste in Sionian mouths, and King Bersiong has more friends than ever before. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Siong's national animal is the Fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Worship King Bersiong.

Siong is ranked 110,684th in the world and 20th in Sulawesi for Most Developed, scoring 59.34 on the Human Development Index.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 416thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 530thMost Armed: 560thHighest Crime Rates: 764thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 835thLargest Gambling Industry: 947thFattest Citizens: 980thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1,068thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1,351stHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,382ndMost Avoided: 1,437thLargest Retail Industry: 1,785thMost Secular: 2,183rdTop
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Rudest Citizens: 3,609thMost Rebellious Youth: 3,899thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,086thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5,628thMost Efficient Economies: 6,701stLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 6,710thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,181stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,424thLargest Mining Sector: 7,647thHighest Average Incomes: 8,812thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,812thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10,782ndHighest Economic Output: 12,445thMost Cultured: 15,300thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 17,730thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 18,277thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,026thLargest Information Technology Sector: 23,107thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 23,175thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 29,856th
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Secular: 2nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 2nd in the regionTop
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Lowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 4th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Siong's influence in Sulawesi rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : Siong's influence in Sulawesi rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Siong's influence in Sulawesi rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Siong's influence in Sulawesi rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
  • : Siong's influence in Sulawesi rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Siong relocated from Osiris to Sulawesi.
  • : Siong's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Siong was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry, Highest Disposable Incomes, Largest Soda Pop Sector, Fattest Citizens, and Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Siong's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Siong was refounded in Osiris.

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