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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10,195thMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,210thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 16,131st
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Stier-Taurus

Population7.543 billion

CapitalBullock
LeaderBully
FaithVioletism

Currencydollar
AnimalUnicorn

The Bullies of Stier-Taurus is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Bully with an iron fist, and renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 7.543 billion Stier-Taurusians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bullock. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 54.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Stier-Taurusian economy, worth 949 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,928 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 385,861 per year while the poor average 31,812, a ratio of 12.1 to 1.

Stier-Taurus's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, former jazz musicians play freeform silence, and Maxtopians are both starving and giddy after the Stier-Taurusian military unleashed its biological weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stier-Taurus's national animal is the Unicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Violetism.

Stier-Taurus is ranked 21,854th in the world and 1st in Zodiac Signs for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 6,292.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10,195thMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,210thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 16,131stTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 20,873rdLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 21,854thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 22,024thMost Compassionate Citizens: 25,347thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 31,173rdMost Patriotic: 32,315thLargest Black Market: 32,622nd
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1st in the regionMost Stationary: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Accessible: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, Maxtopians are both starving and giddy after the Stier-Taurusian military unleashed its biological weapons.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, former jazz musicians play freeform silence.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, Stier-Taurus's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, children have taken to using semaphore in light of the recent mobile phone ban.
  • : Stier-Taurus was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry and the Top 10% for Most Patriotic and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Stier-Taurus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, colonies are told they'll get their sovereignty back when they finish supper.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, it is rumoured that Bully uses a magic 8-ball to make policy decisions.
  • : Following new legislation in Stier-Taurus, exterminator companies deploy nerve gas in turf wars.

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