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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 20thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 179thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 196th
The Earthly Walk of
Corporate Police State
Accept me with reverence and fear.
Influence
Negotiator
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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The Choir Boy

Population31.377 billion

CapitalGreat Lord Howard
LeaderHoward Lord of Creation
FaithHowardism the Only True Path

Currencymoolah from howard
Animalpious pig

The Earthly Walk of The Choir Boy is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Howard Lord of Creation with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, triple-decker prams, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 31.377 billion Choirboys are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The minute, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Defense is also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Lord Howard. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Choirboy economy, worth an astonishing 10,659 trillion moolah from howards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 339,708 moolah from howards, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,181,705 per year while the poor average 3,058, a ratio of 1,040 to 1.

Loan operators are losing interest due to lost interest, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, Choirboys believe a soft answer turneth away wrath but punitive punishment is much more fun, and commuters and their desktops both bemoan their hard drives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. The Choir Boy's national animal is the pious pig, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Howardism the Only True Path.

The Choir Boy is ranked 639th in the world and 1st in Nudist Dreamland for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 23,974.72 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 20thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 179thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 196thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 218thLargest Insurance Industry: 275thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 291stMost Avoided: 437thMost Ignorant Citizens: 467thHighest Disposable Incomes: 483rdLargest Mining Sector: 500thFattest Citizens: 506thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 544thMost Devout: 562ndMost Stationary: 595thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 609thLargest Gambling Industry: 639thHighest Economic Output: 712thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 760thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 765thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,583rdHighest Average Incomes: 1,973rdLargest Retail Industry: 2,370thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2,514thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,641stTop
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Most Primitive: 3,484thLargest Agricultural Sector: 3,500thLargest Populations: 3,679thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 3,926thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,091stNudest: 4,226thMost Conservative: 5,434thMost Influential: 6,115thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8,512thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 10,334thLowest Crime Rates: 10,998thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,525thTop
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Largest Black Market: 22,492ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 24,531stMost Extreme: 27,519th
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Most Conservative: 1st in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 2nd in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Avoided: 2nd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 4th in the regionMost Primitive: 4th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 4th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 4th in the regionMost Influential: 5th in the regionMost Stationary: 5th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 6th in the region

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