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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1,557thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,991stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,542nd
The Rogue Pirates of
Iron Fist Consumerists Champions of Commerce
Dominance! Power! Control!
Influence
Duckspeaker
Commissar
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Soul Edge

Population16 billion

CapitalOstrheinsburg
LeaderLord Sullinger

Currencydollar
AnimalCharade

The Rogue Pirates of Soul Edge is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Lord Sullinger with an iron fist, and renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 16 billion Eurasians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Environment isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ostrheinsburg. The average income tax rate is 90.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eurasian economy, worth a remarkable 2,785 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 174,072 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists visiting the nation are harangued for being capitalist pig-dogs, royalist is the most offensive slur in the Eurasian language, hammering a nail into a wall is an effective death sentence, and at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soul Edge's national animal is the Charade, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Soul Edge is ranked 26,050th in the world and 1st in Yerushalem VI for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 6,487.99 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

Top
1%
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 1,557thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,991stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,542ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,692ndTop
5%
Largest Manufacturing Sector: 7,143rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,405thMost Secular: 8,222ndLargest Governments: 8,631stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 8,659thFattest Citizens: 8,703rdLowest Crime Rates: 8,764thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,029thHighest Economic Output: 10,618thLargest Black Market: 11,169thLargest Mining Sector: 11,699thMost Corrupt Governments: 12,939thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 13,481stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 14,088thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,861stTop
10%
Highest Poor Incomes: 15,877thHighest Average Incomes: 16,794thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 20,681stLargest Retail Industry: 21,572ndMost Developed: 24,221stLargest Gambling Industry: 26,050thLargest Populations: 26,219thMost Efficient Economies: 26,287thMost Armed: 26,983rdSafest: 27,273rd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Soul Edge's influence in Yerushalem VI rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Patriotic.
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Soul Edge's influence in Yerushalem VI rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Soul Edge's influence in Yerushalem VI rose from "Vassal" to "Truckler".
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Soul Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.

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