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The End of Transmission Block of 0x17

“Reisen, Zeit, Medizin, Underhaltung, Computerwelt.”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Unheard Of
Economy:
Powerhouse
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Location: Bytes

Regional Influence: Apprentice

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The End of Transmission Block of 0x17 is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Steve Wozniak with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 8.323 billion 0x17ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Superorganism. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.3%.

The powerhouse 0x17ian economy, worth 824 trillion bytes 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, Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 99,025 bytes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 360,045 per year while the poor average 19,378, a ratio of 18.6 to 1.

Couch potatoes are considered to be model citizens, cities are engulfed by smog, the military has had its funding stripped back as the nation seeks a smaller role in international politics, and Steve Wozniak is the self-declared God of all 0x17. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 0x17's national animal is the RAM, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Emacs.

0x17 is ranked 27,897th in the world and 16th in Bytes for Most Stationary, with 1,405.18235068272 days.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 14,687thTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 14,915thLargest Black Market: 16,595thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 17,080thMost Corrupt Governments: 18,497thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19,133rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 19,511thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 19,694thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 20,225thMost Authoritarian: 23,597thLargest Retail Industry: 26,387thMost Stationary: 27,897thMost Conservative: 28,920th
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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 5th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 6th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 8th in the regionMost Extreme: 10th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10th in the regionLargest Governments: 10th in the regionLargest Black Market: 11th in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 12th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 14th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 15th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 15th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 15th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15th in the regionBest Weather: 15th in the regionMost Patriotic: 16th in the regionMost Stationary: 16th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 18th in the regionMost Conservative: 19th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 21st in the region

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