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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 57thRudest Citizens: 78thLargest Retail Industry: 82nd
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Ysarga

Population11.649 billion

CapitalYunaki
LeaderAngela
FaithNecromancy

CurrencyLumen
AnimalAngel

The Republic of Ysarga is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Angela with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 11.649 billion Ysargans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, although Education, Administration, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Law & Order and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yunaki. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Ysargan economy, worth a remarkable 3,924 trillion Lumens a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 336,925 Lumens, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,258,547 per year while the poor average 18,885, a ratio of 119 to 1.

Even secular Ysargans are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", the Ysargan Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne", criminals tell the police where their jurisdiction ends, and economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ysarga's national animal is the Angel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Necromancy.

Ysarga is ranked 14,307th in the world and 233rd in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 1,823.09965265992 days.

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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 57thRudest Citizens: 78thLargest Retail Industry: 82ndHighest Crime Rates: 91stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 101stMost Armed: 103rdFattest Citizens: 125thMost Avoided: 144thLargest Gambling Industry: 284thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 349thHighest Drug Use: 457thHighest Disposable Incomes: 488thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 530thMost Rebellious Youth: 688thMost Scientifically Advanced: 906thMost Inclusive: 1,506thMost Efficient Economies: 1,803rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,816thHighest Average Incomes: 1,976thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,648thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 2,800thTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 3,414thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 3,440thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3,648thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,245thHighest Economic Output: 4,880thNudest: 8,177thSmartest Citizens: 9,211thLargest Insurance Industry: 11,019thMost Stationary: 14,307thTop
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Most Influential: 15,490thMost Subsidized Industry: 17,315thMost Pro-Market: 27,039thLargest Governments: 27,716thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28,073rd
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Rudest Citizens: 3rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 6th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionMost Armed: 6th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 8th in the regionMost Avoided: 9th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 13th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 14th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 17th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 17th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 20th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 26th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 37th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 38th in the regionMost Inclusive: 45th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 52nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 67th in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 73rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 77th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 83rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 86th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 87th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 107th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 134th in the regionNudest: 210th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 222nd in the regionMost Stationary: 233rd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 282nd in the regionMost Politically Free: 299th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 336th in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 418th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 427th in the regionLargest Governments: 627th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, criminals tell the police where their jurisdiction ends.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, the Ysargan Tourism Bureau has described the abolition of coastal defences as a "kick to the groyne".
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, even secular Ysargans are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!".
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, a flying elephant and Angela share the same nickname.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans.
  • : Following new legislation in Ysarga, the police are destroying all photographic evidence of their own existence.

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