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The Akwarrrd of Ab 1

“Stop throwing tomatoes”

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The Akwarrrd of Ab 1 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Spunchbob with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, anti-smoking policies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.438 billion Bad joker 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dark Joke RD. The average income tax rate is 41.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Baddest joker economy, worth 252 trillion Cheesy jokes a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,588 Cheesy jokes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

An underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, and all fantasy fiction has officially been deemed non-canon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ab 1's national animal is the No animals because they all left, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Dark jokes.

Ab 1 is ranked 98,044^th in the world and 98^th in Forest for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 43,270.3 Standard Monetary Units.

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