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Most Ignorant Citizens: 199thMost Devout: 214thLargest Mining Sector: 310th
The Շ๏אเς ђєɭɭรςคקє of
Psychotic Dictatorship
ₘₐₙ'ₛ ₒₙₑ ₜᵣₑₐₛᵤᵣₑ ᵢₛ ₐₙₒₜₕₑᵣ ₘₐₙ'ₛ ₜᵣₐₛₕ.
Bₐₙₙₑd ₜₕₑ ₚᵣₒₕᵢbᵢₜₑd
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Trash Heap

Population2.92 billion

Capitalₘᵢddₑₙ wₐₗₗₒwₛ
LeaderBₐₙₙₑd ₜₕₑ ₚᵣₒₕᵢbᵢₜₑd
Faithₜₕₑ Dₑₜᵣᵢₜᵤₛ ₐₚₒₛₜₑₘₐₜₑ

CurrencyGₐᵣbₐgₑ
Animalₜₒₓᵢc fₐcₛᵢₘᵢₗₑ ₒf ₐ ᵥₑᵣy ₑₓₜᵢₙcₜ ₐₙᵢₘₐₗ

The Շ๏אเς ђєɭɭรςคקє of Trash Heap is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Bₐₙₙₑd ₜₕₑ ₚᵣₒₕᵢbᵢₜₑd with an iron fist, and notable for its feral children, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.92 billion ₘᵤₜₐₜₑd ₗᵤₘₚₛ ₒf fₑₛₜₑᵣᵢₙg bₒᵢₗₛ 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Spirituality, and Administration also on the agenda, while Environment and Education aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ₘᵢddₑₙ wₐₗₗₒwₛ. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient ₘᵤₜₐₜᵢₙg ₐₙd Fₑₛₜₑᵣᵢₙg economy, worth 955 trillion Gₐᵣbₐgₑs 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. 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 an amazing 327,075 Gₐᵣbₐgₑs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Wheelchair-enabled paratroopers need access ramps to get onto planes but not off them, the church encourages double-dipping, foreigners are treated with great suspicion, and the nation's historic treasures have been sold off to Maxtopia's "Museum of ₘᵤₜₐₜᵢₙg ₐₙd Fₑₛₜₑᵣᵢₙg Artifacts That They're Too Stupid to Appreciate". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Trash Heap's national animal is the ₜₒₓᵢc fₐcₛᵢₘᵢₗₑ ₒf ₐ ᵥₑᵣy ₑₓₜᵢₙcₜ ₐₙᵢₘₐₗ, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is ₜₕₑ Dₑₜᵣᵢₜᵤₛ ₐₚₒₛₜₑₘₐₜₑ.

Trash Heap is ranked 13,320th in the world and 11th in Hell for Lowest Crime Rates, with 96.27 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 199thMost Devout: 214thLargest Mining Sector: 310thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 341stMost Primitive: 365thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 410thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 421stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 538thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 665thFattest Citizens: 779thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 866thMost Avoided: 875thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 884thMost Patriotic: 1,239thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,302ndLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,592ndLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,647thMost Armed: 1,828thHighest Average Incomes: 2,235thHighest Poor Incomes: 2,861stTop
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Nudest: 3,796thLargest Black Market: 4,226thLargest Governments: 5,970thHighest Average Tax Rates: 6,940thRudest Citizens: 8,508thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,547thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 8,779thLargest Retail Industry: 9,110thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 9,836thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 13,031stLowest Crime Rates: 13,299thMost Authoritarian: 14,590thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,724thTop
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Most Conservative: 16,386thMost Efficient Economies: 22,379th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionFattest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Primitive: 3rd in the regionNudest: 3rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionMost Armed: 4th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 5th in the regionLargest Governments: 6th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 6th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 8th in the regionLargest Black Market: 8th in the regionTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 11th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 11th in the regionRudest Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 13th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 17th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 18th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 20th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, the nation's historic treasures have been sold off to Maxtopia's "Museum of ₘᵤₜₐₜᵢₙg ₐₙd Fₑₛₜₑᵣᵢₙg Artifacts That They're Too Stupid to Appreciate".
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, foreigners are treated with great suspicion.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, the church encourages double-dipping.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, wheelchair-enabled paratroopers need access ramps to get onto planes but not off them.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, police nightsticks see use all day long.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, the 3rd Airborne Beekeepers are the most feared regiment in the ₘᵤₜₐₜᵢₙg ₐₙd Fₑₛₜₑᵣᵢₙg military.
  • : Following new legislation in Trash Heap, military spending is on the increase.
  • : Trash Heap lodged a message on the Hell Regional Message Board.
  • : Trash Heap voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Declaration on Griefing".

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