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Largest Insurance Industry: 631stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 745thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 819th
The Slave Empire of
Iron Fist Consumerists Champions of Commerce
Many guns have legs and take orders. Guns are good.
Bologog Gro-Nolob
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Ulkar

Population17.703 billion

CapitalCul
LeaderBologog Gro-Nolob
Faith  

CurrencyKhack
AnimalVulcher

The Slave Empire of Ulkar is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Bologog Gro-Nolob with an iron fist, and notable for its triple-decker prams, pith helmet sales, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 17.703 billion Ulkarians 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, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cul. The average income tax rate is 74.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Ulkarian economy, worth a remarkable 5,221 trillion Khacks 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. 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 294,942 Khacks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered, organ donation is compulsory, soporific speeches from Bologog Gro-Nolob have left the opposition utterly knocked out, and blue bloods are welcome in Ulkar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ulkar's national animal is the Vulcher, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is   .

Ulkar is ranked 8,354th in the world and 8th in Psychotic Dictatorships for Highest Poor Incomes, with 135,161.52 Standard Monetary Units.

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Largest Insurance Industry: 631stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 745thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 819thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 892ndLargest Black Market: 1,265thMost Secular: 1,386thMost Conservative: 1,487thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,597thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,697thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,853rdMost Avoided: 2,070thLargest Mining Sector: 2,265thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,512thMost Armed: 2,687thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 3,348thHighest Average Incomes: 3,415thHighest Economic Output: 4,105thMost Corrupt Governments: 5,393rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 8,272ndMost Authoritarian: 8,343rdHighest Poor Incomes: 8,354thMost Patriotic: 8,550thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,667thLargest Governments: 10,388thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 12,761stMost Subsidized Industry: 13,759thLargest Retail Industry: 14,722ndLowest Crime Rates: 15,008thHighest Disposable Incomes: 15,271stTop
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Largest Populations: 22,767thMost Efficient Economies: 22,947thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,124thHighest Average Tax Rates: 26,557th
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Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 4th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5th in the regionMost Armed: 6th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ulkar's influence in Psychotic Dictatorships rose from "Hatchling" to "Squire".
  • : Ulkar relocated from Balder to Psychotic Dictatorships.
  • : Ulkar was refounded in Balder.
  • : Ulkar ceased to exist in Psychotic Dictatorships.
  • : Ulkar was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork and the Top 5% for Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulkar, blue bloods are welcome in Ulkar.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulkar, soporific speeches from Bologog Gro-Nolob have left the opposition utterly knocked out.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulkar, organ donation is compulsory.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulkar, scientists who publish a non-reproducible result are tarred and feathered.
  • : Following new legislation in Ulkar, those who sing the national anthem off-key have the key thrown away.

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