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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,107thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,946thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,533rd
The Allied States of
Corporate Police State
Guitars, Cadillacs, Hillbilly Music
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Thriving
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Yoakam

Population1.471 billion

CapitalDwight
LeaderKing Dwight I

CurrencyChesapeakean Dollar
AnimalMullet

The Allied States of Yoakam is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by King Dwight I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.471 billion Yoakamians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Administration and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dwight. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.5%.

The thriving Yoakamian economy, worth 106 trillion Chesapeakean Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. Average income is 72,413 Chesapeakean Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 601,048 per year while the poor average 1,753, a ratio of 342 to 1.

King Dwight I has just been declared ruler of Yoakam in an international press conference, the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters, the newest shade developed by Yoakam's dye industry has been dubbed 'Agent Orange', and wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yoakam's national animal is the Mullet, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Yoakam is ranked 195,636th in the world and 1,053rd in Europeia for Safest, scoring 44.64 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,107thTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 4,946thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,533rdMost Primitive: 5,635thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 8,758thFattest Citizens: 8,882ndLargest Mining Sector: 12,627thTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 19,227thMost Conservative: 21,875th
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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 3rd in the regionTop
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 18th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Primitive: 23rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 27th in the regionFattest Citizens: 28th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 30th in the regionMost Extreme: 49th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 53rd in the regionMost Armed: 60th in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 74th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 79th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 85th in the regionMost Conservative: 108th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Yoakam's influence in Europeia rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Yoakam was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Primitive and Highest Wealthy Incomes.
  • : Yoakam lodged a message on the Europeia Regional Message Board.
  • : Yoakam's influence in Europeia rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Yoakam resigned from the World Assembly.
  • : Yoakam was admitted to the World Assembly.
  • : Yoakam applied to join the World Assembly.
  • : Yoakam's influence in Europeia rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Yoakam's influence in Europeia rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Yoakam's influence in Europeia rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".

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