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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 44thLargest Mining Sector: 75thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 153rd
The Police State of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
All Hail Steve!
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Steveoville

Population40.885 billion

CapitalStevetown
LeaderSteve
FaithStevian

CurrencyStevnik
AnimalStevovitch

The Police State of Steveoville is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Steve with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, digital currency, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 40.885 billion Steveovilleans 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 Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stevetown. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Steveovillean economy, worth an astonishing 16,729 trillion Stevniks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 409,173 Stevniks, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,611,991 per year while the poor average 26,328, a ratio of 99.2 to 1.

Colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Steveovillean Liberator", seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', governments opposing Steveoville are beset by rebels, and organised sports are frowned upon as frivolous. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Steveoville's national animal is the Stevovitch, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Stevian.

Steveoville is ranked 961st in the world and 20th in the West Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 481.82 kickbacks per hour.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 44thLargest Mining Sector: 75thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 153rdMost Stationary: 176thMost Avoided: 211thFattest Citizens: 233rdHighest Economic Output: 238thHighest Disposable Incomes: 251stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 271stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 389thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 470thLargest Insurance Industry: 497thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 588thLargest Retail Industry: 593rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 661stMost Corrupt Governments: 961stHighest Average Incomes: 1,036thLargest Populations: 1,065thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,679thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2,159thMost Efficient Economies: 2,296thTop
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Rudest Citizens: 4,168thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 4,266thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,299thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4,321stMost Scientifically Advanced: 4,520thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5,203rdLowest Crime Rates: 5,921stMost Conservative: 7,410thMost Secular: 7,561stLargest Black Market: 8,730thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,491stMost Influential: 12,921stMost Patriotic: 13,148thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 15,080thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 18,956thLargest Governments: 19,138thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 19,296thLargest Gambling Industry: 22,305thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 24,759th
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Most Stationary: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 7th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 9th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Populations: 11th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 13th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 19th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 20th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 26th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 27th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 32nd in the regionTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 43rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 47th in the regionRudest Citizens: 64th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 69th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 74th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 79th in the regionLargest Black Market: 89th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 90th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 95th in the regionMost Patriotic: 109th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 120th in the regionMost Secular: 131st in the regionMost Conservative: 144th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 178th in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 225th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 245th in the regionLargest Governments: 260th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 269th in the regionMost Influential: 277th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 312th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, organised sports are frowned upon as frivolous.
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, governments opposing Steveoville are beset by rebels.
  • : Steveoville was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Economic Output, Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Average Incomes, Most Stationary, and Most Avoided.
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu'.
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Steveovillean Liberator".
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, there's more pink stuff on sale these days.
  • : Steveoville was reclassified from "Iron Fist Consumerists" to "Corporate Police State".
  • : Steveoville lodged a message on the The West Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, frequent broken zippers have resulted in safety pins making a fashion comeback.
  • : Following new legislation in Steveoville, big game hunters travel to Steveoville to try their hand at shark-shooting.

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