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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 1,792ndNudest: 3,232ndMost Influential: 5,347th
The Dominion of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
Order, Security, and the Revolution.
Influence
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Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
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Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Soveriegn

Population571 million

CapitalSolgrånsen

CurrencyLabour Coupons
AnimalShrimp

The Dominion of Soveriegn is a huge, safe nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, strictly enforced bedtime, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 571 million Soveriegnese are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Solgrånsen. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Soveriegnese economy, worth 52.7 trillion Labour Coupons 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, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. 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 92,234 Labour Coupons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Enterprising game developers are a hop, skip, and a double-jump away from arrest, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, Soveriegn is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and smiling in public is seen as criminally suspicious behaviour. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Soveriegn's national animal is the Shrimp, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Soveriegn is ranked 23,414th in the world and 141st in Europe for Most Corrupt Governments, with 89.09 kickbacks per hour.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 1,792ndTop
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Nudest: 3,232ndMost Influential: 5,347thMost Authoritarian: 9,594thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,599thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 11,299thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,386thMost Patriotic: 12,515thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 17,138thLowest Crime Rates: 20,089thHighest Average Tax Rates: 22,470thHealthiest Citizens: 22,641stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,353rdMost Corrupt Governments: 23,414thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 24,097thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 26,423rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 26,998th
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Nudest: 16th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 53rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 64th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 68th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 85th in the regionMost Patriotic: 94th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 95th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 116th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 127th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 141st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, smiling in public is seen as criminally suspicious behaviour.
  • : Soveriegn voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Commend Outer Sparta".
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, Soveriegn is notorious for its citizens' infidelity.
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall.
  • : Soveriegn was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, enterprising game developers are a hop, skip, and a double-jump away from arrest.
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, Harry Potter books are banned.
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines.
  • : Following new legislation in Soveriegn, Soveriegnese soldiers are assured their new ray-guns will finally power up after the next round of ominous chanting.
  • : Soveriegn was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.

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