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Most Ignorant Citizens: 3,356thNudest: 4,155thMost Devout: 5,640th
The Kingdom of
Iron Fist Consumerists Champions of Commerce
A Monarch Makes A Stable Nation
Queen Abigail Hawthorne II
Influence
Sprat
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Rare

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West Erie

Population8.246 billion

CapitalDetroit
LeaderQueen Abigail Hawthorne II

CurrencyMark
AnimalRed Fox

The Kingdom of West Erie is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Queen Abigail Hawthorne II with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, public floggings, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.246 billion West Erieans 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Spirituality, Administration, and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detroit. The average income tax rate is 67.9%.

The powerhouse West Eriean economy, worth 841 trillion Marks 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 a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, 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 impressive 102,026 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence', EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Erie's national animal is the Red Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

West Erie is ranked 149,603rd in the world and 2,839th in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 162.75627083592 days.

Top
5%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 3,356thNudest: 4,155thMost Devout: 5,640thMost Primitive: 6,754thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,403rdMost Avoided: 8,370thMost Conservative: 9,947thLargest Retail Industry: 11,077thTop
10%
Largest Black Market: 14,993rdLargest Mining Sector: 18,807thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,536thMost Authoritarian: 26,673rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 28,566thMost Corrupt Governments: 29,097th
Top
5%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 180th in the regionNudest: 181st in the regionMost Devout: 315th in the regionMost Conservative: 326th in the regionMost Primitive: 346th in the regionMost Avoided: 476th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 504th in the regionTop
10%
Most Advanced Defense Forces: 568th in the regionMost Influential: 894th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Black Market.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : West Erie was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : West Erie's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Sprat".
  • : West Erie was refounded in Osiris.

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