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Most Advanced Public Transport: 45thMost Developed: 79thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 84th
The Grand Holy Imperial Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship
No Britannia Hotel! That's the prostitution hotel.
Imperial Über Kaisführer Michael I
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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General Mike

Population40.83 billion

CapitalMikegrad
LeaderImperial Über Kaisführer Michael I
Faithsome sort of cult

Currencyhyperinflated dollar
AnimalVietcong

The Grand Holy Imperial Empire of General Mike is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Imperial Über Kaisführer Michael I with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, ritual sacrifices, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 40.83 billion Michaels 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mikegrad. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Michaean economy, worth an astonishing 13,799 trillion hyperinflated dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an amazing 337,977 hyperinflated dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", a degree of self-hatred is vital for a future in politics, Imperial Über Kaisführer Michael I's opponents have adopted dogs to chase away the mailman, and all the playground's a stage for Michaean schoolchildren. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. General Mike's national animal is the Vietcong, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is some sort of cult.

General Mike is ranked 287,731st in the world and 11,188th in Lazarus for Most Primitive, scoring -524.51 on the Scary Big Number Scale.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 45thMost Developed: 79thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 84thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 85thLongest Average Lifespans: 86thLargest Black Market: 89thHealthiest Citizens: 95thMost Corrupt Governments: 120thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 202ndMost Cultured: 218thMost Advanced Public Education: 272ndLowest Crime Rates: 292ndLargest Welfare Programs: 293rdHighest Economic Output: 399thSmartest Citizens: 478thMost Beautiful Environments: 498thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 500thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 506thMost Subsidized Industry: 638thHighest Food Quality: 649thLargest Populations: 1,071stHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,158thLargest Governments: 1,454thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,507thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,627thHighest Average Incomes: 1,992ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2,418thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,588thTop
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Most Patriotic: 3,090thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,635thMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,233rdMost Influential: 4,258thMost Stationary: 4,671stLargest Publishing Industry: 4,802ndMost Secular: 5,250thMost Efficient Economies: 7,116thMost Inclusive: 8,961stMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,211thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 10,786thTop
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Most Authoritarian: 23,844th
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 3rd in the regionMost Developed: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 4th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 4th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 5th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 6th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 8th in the regionLargest Black Market: 9th in the regionMost Cultured: 10th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 10th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 14th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 14th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 14th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 17th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 21st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 26th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 29th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 36th in the regionLargest Populations: 38th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 39th in the regionLargest Governments: 55th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 58th in the regionMost Influential: 66th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 89th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 98th in the regionMost Stationary: 108th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 128th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 184th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 189th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 235th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 267th in the regionMost Secular: 288th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 325th in the regionMost Inclusive: 476th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 551st in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 726th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 1,131st in the region

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