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Highest Economic Output: 326thLargest Insurance Industry: 420thHighest Disposable Incomes: 441st
The City State of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Yes... We Take American Express
Marmaduke
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Marmiedon

Population39.409 billion

CapitalMarmietown
LeaderMarmaduke
FaithFelineism

CurrencyCrypto-donuts
Animalgreat cat

The City State of Marmiedon is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Marmaduke with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 39.409 billion Marmiedonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marmietown. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Marmiedonian economy, worth an astonishing 14,963 trillion Crypto-donuts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 379,700 Crypto-donuts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,130,649 per year while the poor average 99,910, a ratio of 11.3 to 1.

The entire entry for Marmiedon in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements, and the government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marmiedon's national animal is the great cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Felineism.

Marmiedon is ranked 14,847th in the world and 378th in The North Pacific for Most Stationary, with 1,787.93290433332 days.

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Highest Economic Output: 326thLargest Insurance Industry: 420thHighest Disposable Incomes: 441stLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 716thLargest Publishing Industry: 726thMost Armed: 970thHighest Average Incomes: 1,298thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,324thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,423rdLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,448thLargest Populations: 1,549thLargest Black Market: 1,730thLargest Mining Sector: 1,731stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,030thSmartest Citizens: 2,113thMost Efficient Economies: 2,235thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,414thLowest Crime Rates: 2,549thMost Developed: 2,810thTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 3,310thLargest Retail Industry: 3,873rdMost Beautiful Environments: 3,970thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,019thMost Influential: 4,290thMost Patriotic: 4,575thLargest Governments: 4,594thLargest Gambling Industry: 4,885thHighest Food Quality: 5,029thMost Scientifically Advanced: 5,202ndLongest Average Lifespans: 5,675thMost Cultured: 6,325thMost Inclusive: 6,379thRudest Citizens: 6,872ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,631stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,239thHealthiest Citizens: 9,529thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,012thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12,044thMost Valuable International Artwork: 13,501stMost Stationary: 14,847thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 15,476thHighest Poor Incomes: 16,425thMost Secular: 16,884thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,225thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 21,595thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 23,239th
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Highest Economic Output: 8th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 14th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 20th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Populations: 27th in the regionMost Armed: 32nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 36th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 38th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 39th in the regionLargest Black Market: 48th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 53rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 58th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 66th in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 71st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 92nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 103rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 105th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 123rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 134th in the regionMost Developed: 144th in the regionMost Patriotic: 154th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 212th in the regionLargest Governments: 214th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 218th in the regionRudest Citizens: 248th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 250th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 253rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 256th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 262nd in the regionMost Cultured: 296th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 298th in the regionMost Inclusive: 334th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 336th in the regionTop
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Most Stationary: 378th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 475th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 491st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 533rd in the regionMost Secular: 555th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 583rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 672nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, the government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers.
  • : Marmiedon's influence in The North Pacific fell from "Shoeshiner" to "Sprat".
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, the entire entry for Marmiedon in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, legislators toe the party line lest the Sergeant-at-Arms decide to conduct "truncheon practice" on the backbench.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance.
  • : Following new legislation in Marmiedon, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals.

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