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Most Armed: 246thHighest Crime Rates: 297thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 325th
The Freeloading Freebooter of
Compulsory Consumerist State Aspirational Worker State
...than Serve in Heaven
Influence
Duckspeaker
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Valkyrie Reborn

Population17.447 billion

CapitalCommand Bridge
LeaderCpt Valentine Morrison
FaithThe Cult of Cthulhu

CurrencyShare
AnimalSpace-Monkey

The Freeloading Freebooter of Valkyrie Reborn is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Cpt Valentine Morrison with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, feral children, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.447 billion Privateers are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry and Administration are also considered important, while Law & Order and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Command Bridge. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Crew economy, worth a remarkable 3,839 trillion Shares a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 220,091 Shares, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,015,965 per year while the poor average 2,568, a ratio of 784 to 1.

The "fire department" is often called to remove offensive religious texts, the nation's entire cultural heritage is being auctioned off to the rich, stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks, and court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs. 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. Valkyrie Reborn's national animal is the Space-Monkey, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Cthulhu.

Valkyrie Reborn is ranked 289,237th in the world and 70th in The Bar on the corner of every region for Highest Food Quality, scoring 3.5 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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Most Armed: 246thHighest Crime Rates: 297thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 325thLargest Gambling Industry: 362ndMost Avoided: 446thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 673rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 689thMost Valuable International Artwork: 875thFattest Citizens: 1,132ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,512thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,901stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,201stLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,446thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,538thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,805thLargest Retail Industry: 2,868thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 2,928thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,956thRudest Citizens: 4,017thMost Efficient Economies: 4,859thHighest Economic Output: 5,150thLargest Mining Sector: 6,081stNudest: 6,422ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6,541stHighest Average Incomes: 7,888thMost Patriotic: 9,603rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 11,111thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 12,019thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,546thTop
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Most Secular: 15,203rdMost Influential: 17,251stLargest Black Market: 18,455thLargest Information Technology Sector: 19,414thLargest Populations: 21,249thMost Subsidized Industry: 21,407thMost Scientifically Advanced: 22,559th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 2nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionTop
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Highest Crime Rates: 4th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 4th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Armed: 4th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 4th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 4th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionNudest: 6th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 6th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 6th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 6th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 6th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Secular: 7th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 7th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Valkyrie Reborn voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Fair Work Visas Act".
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks.
  • : Valkyrie Reborn voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Commend Outer Sparta".
  • : Valkyrie Reborn was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, the nation's entire cultural heritage is being auctioned off to the rich.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, the "fire department" is often called to remove offensive religious texts.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, the public health bureaucracy is wrapped in miles of red tape.
  • : Following new legislation in Valkyrie Reborn, movement-triggered sensors mean that for every door that closes another one opens.

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World Assembly

Endorsements Received: 3 » Zany Zanes, Princes Risborough and its Republics, and Ming Hetsestria.

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