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Most Cultured: 2,121stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,333rdMost Beautiful Environments: 2,652nd
The Unified Clans of
Corrupt Dictatorship Corrupt Liberal Dictatorship
Life as the poets imagined
Influence
Eminence Grise
"Your right hand comes off?
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Zhidaole

Population8.316 billion

CapitalMungtaebok
LeaderArctic Administration
FaithTaeyon

Currencyyin
Animalcrocodile

The Unified Clans of Zhidaole is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Arctic Administration with an iron fist, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ritual sacrifices, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.316 billion Zhidao are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mungtaebok. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zhidao economy, worth a remarkable 1,080 trillion yins a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 129,966 yins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, the nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations, the central government is trying to keep things flowing, and famous artwork is regularly confiscated for plagiarism. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zhidaole's national animal is the crocodile, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Taeyon.

Zhidaole is ranked 124,833rd in the world and 18th in MJT for Safest, scoring 73.32 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Cultured: 2,121stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,333rdMost Beautiful Environments: 2,652ndMost Advanced Public Education: 2,959thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,040thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3,702ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,220thHighest Food Quality: 4,236thMost Devout: 4,517thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,768thMost Developed: 5,271stMost Influential: 6,398thSmartest Citizens: 6,886thLargest Governments: 7,048thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 7,207thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,763rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 8,447thMost Subsidized Industry: 8,479thMost Efficient Economies: 8,835thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9,619thRudest Citizens: 9,982ndMost Inclusive: 11,094thMost Accessible: 11,691stLongest Average Lifespans: 12,160thMost Patriotic: 12,578thBest Weather: 12,715thHighest Poor Incomes: 12,973rdLowest Crime Rates: 16,203rdTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 19,011thMost Income Equality: 22,008thLargest Welfare Programs: 30,049th
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Highest Food Quality: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Influential: 2nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 4th in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionBest Weather: 4th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 4th in the regionRudest Citizens: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 4th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 4th in the region
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National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, famous artwork is regularly confiscated for plagiarism.
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, the central government is trying to keep things flowing.
  • : Zhidaole was reclassified from "Autocratic Socialists" to "Corrupt Dictatorship".
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, the nation has recently been attributed to the funding of terrorist organisations.
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security.
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, Zhidao refer to transgender people with insults instead of pronouns.
  • : Zhidaole updated the World Factbook entry in MJT.
  • : Zhidaole lodged a message on the MJT Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, many aides in Arctic Administration's office are known to be serial jaywalkers.
  • : Following new legislation in Zhidaole, the nation is MJT's leading manufacturer of intricately-patterned sweaters.

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