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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,605thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,931stMost Influential: 3,606th
The Golden Sun Empire of
Corporate Police State Entrepreneurial Freedom Zone
As The Sun Rises, So Has Xiomera
Influence
Handshaker
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Xiomera

Population12.263 billion

CapitalTlālacuetztla
LeaderEmpress Calhualyana
FaithTeotzin

Currencyquetzal
Animaljaguar

The Golden Sun Empire of Xiomera is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Empress Calhualyana with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, otherworldly petting zoo, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 12.263 billion Xiomerans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tlālacuetztla. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 80.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Xiomeran economy, worth a remarkable 1,973 trillion quetzals a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 160,957 quetzals, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,172,994 per year while the poor average 6,886, a ratio of 170 to 1.

Foreign football clubs wave the Xiomeran flag before every game, citizens who don't recite the Pledge of Xiomera at least three times a day are placed on a terrorist watch-list, parking lots are littered with coffee cups and doughnut crumbs, and royal processions are often mistaken for pride parades. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xiomera's national animal is the jaguar, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Teotzin.

Xiomera is ranked 15,802nd in the world and 31st in International Democratic Union for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 9,010.41 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

Top
1%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,605thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,931stTop
5%
Most Influential: 3,606thMost Advanced Public Transport: 5,457thLargest Agricultural Sector: 5,606thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 5,929thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,028thLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,058thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10,383rdHighest Economic Output: 12,930thMost Patriotic: 13,582ndLargest Governments: 13,701stLargest Retail Industry: 14,140thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,253rdFattest Citizens: 14,517thTop
10%
Largest Black Market: 14,819thMost Advanced Public Education: 15,802ndMost Efficient Economies: 16,286thMost Developed: 16,379thSmartest Citizens: 17,063rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 18,793rdHighest Average Incomes: 18,912thMost Corrupt Governments: 19,184thHighest Food Quality: 19,241stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,066thMost Inclusive: 21,111thLowest Crime Rates: 21,461stMost Cultured: 21,693rdMost Subsidized Industry: 22,939thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 23,444thMost Beautiful Environments: 24,698thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,870thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 26,025thMost Secular: 26,204th
Top
5%
Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionMost Pro-Market: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionTop
10%
Most Extreme: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 6th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 7th in the regionMost Conservative: 7th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 8th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Xiomera was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, the Top 5% for Highest Economic Output, Most Influential, and Most Patriotic, and the Top 10% for Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Xiomera's influence in International Democratic Union rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
  • : Xiomera's influence in International Democratic Union fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
  • : Xiomera's influence in International Democratic Union rose from "Truckler" to "Handshaker".
  • : Xiomera's influence in International Democratic Union fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
  • : Xiomera was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Xiomera was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Xiomera published "Xiomeran Holidays" (Factbook: Miscellaneous).
  • : Xiomera was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Xiomera was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments and Highest Average Incomes.

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