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Largest Black Market: 137thLargest Mining Sector: 506thHighest Economic Output: 534th
The Most Magnificent Dragon of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Come not between the dragon and his wrath
Influence
Vassal
Security Officer
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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The Seeker of Power

Population40.269 billion

CapitalNew Midgard
LeaderGod Emperor Elegarth
FaithAtheism

CurrencyHug Coin
AnimalHugger Bear

The Most Magnificent Dragon of The Seeker of Power is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by God Emperor Elegarth with an iron fist, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 40.269 billion Huggerists are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Midgard. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Seeker of Powerian economy, worth an astonishing 13,736 trillion Hug Coins 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 amazing 341,106 Hug Coins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,334,503 per year while the poor average 59,396, a ratio of 22.5 to 1.

Trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Huggerists, and the dartboard at the Seeker of Powerian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of God Emperor Elegarth's face. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Seeker of Power's national animal is the Hugger Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Seeker of Power is ranked 277,210th in the world and 2,648th in the Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 6.32 Obesity Rate.

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Largest Black Market: 137thLargest Mining Sector: 506thHighest Economic Output: 534thMost Corrupt Governments: 830thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 991stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,217thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,350thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,367thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,393rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,412thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,845thLargest Populations: 1,952ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,980thMost Efficient Economies: 1,982ndHighest Average Incomes: 1,993rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,980thMost Influential: 3,012thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 3,241stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,683rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,928thLargest Governments: 4,357thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,483rdSmartest Citizens: 4,736thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,509thMost Patriotic: 5,528thNudest: 6,147thHealthiest Citizens: 7,866thMost Secular: 9,568thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,647thMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,585thLargest Publishing Industry: 14,608thTop
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Most Developed: 16,399thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,315thMost Cultured: 26,389th
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Largest Black Market: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 10th in the regionMost Influential: 11th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 15th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 23rd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 32nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 35th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 41st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 43rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 44th in the regionMost Patriotic: 53rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 59th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 59th in the regionNudest: 73rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 75th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 77th in the regionLargest Governments: 104th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 107th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 116th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 131st in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 167th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 185th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 203rd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 210th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 253rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 253rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 276th in the regionMost Developed: 287th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Seeker of Power voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Space Transport and Astronomical Research".
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the dartboard at the Seeker of Powerian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of God Emperor Elegarth's face.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Huggerists.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the big red machine has ground to a halt.
  • : The Seeker of Power's influence in The Pacific rose from "Apprentice" to "Vassal".
  • : The Seeker of Power passed an omnibus bill to adopt 1 General Assembly resolution.
  • : The Seeker of Power altered its national flag.
  • : The Seeker of Power was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential.

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