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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 150thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 320thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 560th
The Black Weenie of
Capitalizt
BB
Influence
Newcomer
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Black Knight

Population26.101 billion

CapitalMTG
LeaderLord of the Pit
FaithBad Moon

CurrencyBlack Mana
AnimalHorse

The Black Weenie of Black Knight is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Lord of the Pit with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 26.101 billion Black Knights enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of MTG. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Black Knight economy, worth a remarkable 5,602 trillion Black Manas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an amazing 214,657 Black Manas, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,990,721 per year while the poor average 2,184, a ratio of 911 to 1.

The new Liquor Legitimacy Office is besieged with job applications from people who have experience in "statistical sampling methods", coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, and "To Hell or to Marshland" is a common settler cry directed at native Brasilistanis. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Black Knight's national animal is the Horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Bad Moon.

Black Knight is ranked 25,120th in the world and 1,367th in Lazarus for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,685.1 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 150thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 320thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 560thHighest Crime Rates: 583rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 638thLargest Insurance Industry: 685thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 708thMost Armed: 927thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 941stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,028thFattest Citizens: 1,056thLargest Gambling Industry: 1,087thMost Avoided: 1,126thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,216thHighest Disposable Incomes: 1,464thHighest Economic Output: 2,771stTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,067thRudest Citizens: 6,120thMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,637thLargest Populations: 6,876thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,982ndLargest Retail Industry: 7,316thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8,297thHighest Average Incomes: 8,477thMost Efficient Economies: 9,759thLargest Mining Sector: 13,636thTop
10%
Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 15,299thMost Scientifically Advanced: 15,642ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 15,680thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 17,267thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 19,777thMost Pro-Market: 23,865thLargest Publishing Industry: 25,120thSmartest Citizens: 25,253rd
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 13th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 20th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 29th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 35th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 39th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 42nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 45th in the regionFattest Citizens: 46th in the regionMost Armed: 52nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 53rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 56th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 58th in the regionMost Avoided: 63rd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 79th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 141st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 169th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 258th in the regionLargest Populations: 276th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 294th in the regionRudest Citizens: 324th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 345th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 381st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 436th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 487th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 533rd in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 622nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 880th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,017th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,021st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,078th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Black Knight was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Wealthy Incomes, Highest Crime Rates, Highest Disposable Incomes, and Most Avoided and the Top 5% for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Black Knight's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Black Knight was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Black Knight's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Black Knight's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Black Knight was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Black Knight ceased to exist in Lazarus.
  • : Black Knight was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Information Technology Sector.
  • : Black Knight was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Black Knight's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".

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