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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,490thMost Authoritarian: 7,350thMost Influential: 7,784th
The Union of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Shall Communism Rise and Brutally Punish Capitalism.
General Secretary Lagunov
Influence
Shoeshiner
Minister of Domestic Affairs
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Social Imperialist Workers Republics

Population991 million

CapitalSpecial Administrative Capital District
LeaderGeneral Secretary Lagunov

CurrencyWorkers Ruble
AnimalBear

The Union of Social Imperialist Workers Republics is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by General Secretary Lagunov with an iron fist, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 991 million Socialists 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Special Administrative Capital District. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Socialist economy, worth 101 trillion Workers Rubles 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, Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 impressive 102,151 Workers Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards, a small country is wondering where their capitol building's gold dome went, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, and General Secretary Lagunov has been self-declared as the Most Supreme Magnificent Overlord of Everything You Ever Saw. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Social Imperialist Workers Republics's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Social Imperialist Workers Republics is ranked 222,832nd in the world and 631st in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,490thMost Authoritarian: 7,350thMost Influential: 7,784thMost Avoided: 7,821stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,024thLargest Mining Sector: 12,652ndTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 17,207thMost Conservative: 17,798thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 21,670thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 25,320thMost Secular: 25,440thMost Patriotic: 28,474th
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Most Avoided: 13th in the regionTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 28th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 32nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 48th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 64th in the regionMost Conservative: 66th in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 71st in the regionMost Extreme: 75th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 86th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 87th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 130th in the region

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