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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 300thLargest Mining Sector: 384thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 783rd
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Keep you friends close, your enemies closer.
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Upper Calvonia

Population7.818 billion

CapitalThe City of Crime
LeaderClarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar
FaithWorship of the Man Downstairs

CurrencyBlood-stained coins
AnimalBlack Mamba

The Cool Pansexual Assassin of Upper Calvonia is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.818 billion Upper Calvonians 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 juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City of Crime. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Upper Calvonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,908 trillion Blood-stained 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, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 244,126 Blood-stained coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar has returned as a hero from a brutal campaign to conquer the local beach, a stitch in time could see you serving nine, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition, and a recent "genocide prevention" campaign includes murdering children based on their DNA. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Upper Calvonia's national animal is the Black Mamba, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Worship of the Man Downstairs.

Upper Calvonia is ranked 167,580th in the world and 420th in Saint Osmund for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 591.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 300thLargest Mining Sector: 384thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 783rdLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,090thMost Avoided: 1,285thLargest Retail Industry: 1,365thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,467thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,024thTop
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Most Armed: 3,627thMost Primitive: 3,908thHighest Crime Rates: 4,133rdMost Subsidized Industry: 4,154thLargest Black Market: 4,160thHighest Poor Incomes: 4,978thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,672ndHighest Average Incomes: 6,842ndMost Efficient Economies: 7,972ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,346thLargest Welfare Programs: 8,771stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9,663rdNudest: 10,066thLargest Gambling Industry: 14,343rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 14,995thMost Cultured: 15,192ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 16,043rdTop
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Highest Economic Output: 17,339thLargest Governments: 18,255thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,581stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,859thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 23,061stLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,759thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,650thMost Authoritarian: 31,969thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 32,887th
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 6th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 6th in the regionMost Primitive: 7th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 9th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 9th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 10th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 10th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 13th in the regionNudest: 14th in the regionLargest Populations: 14th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 16th in the regionLargest Governments: 17th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 17th in the regionMost Cultured: 20th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 21st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 23rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 23rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 26th in the regionMost Patriotic: 27th in the regionMost Devout: 29th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 31st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 34th in the regionRudest Citizens: 36th in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 59th in the regionMost Developed: 64th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 68th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Upper Calvonia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Upper Calvonia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Upper Calvonia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, a recent "genocide prevention" campaign includes murdering children based on their DNA.
  • : Upper Calvonia changed its national leader to "Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar".
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, a stitch in time could see you serving nine.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, 'Vulture of Honor' Benjamin has returned as a hero from a brutal campaign to conquer the local beach.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, the government would rather execute a hundred innocent men than let one guilty one appeal a verdict.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Upper Calvonia.

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