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The Republic of Lock Island

“That's one happy mutt”

Category: Psychotic Dictatorship
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
All-Consuming
Political Freedoms:
Rare

Location: The grimy backyard of Bigej

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The Republic of Lock Island is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.686 billion Lock Islandians 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Lock Islandian economy, worth 846 trillion Pounds 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. 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 an impressive 126,674 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, prenuptial contracts have replaced diamond rings in marriage proposals, people's charity begins and ends at home, and school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lock Island's national animal is the Island Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lock Island is ranked 127,398th in the world and 365th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Stationary, with 265.46075371612 days.

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Highest Disposable Incomes: 11,134thMost Armed: 13,259thMost Patriotic: 13,435thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 14,557thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 14,880thTop
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Most Devout: 22,143rdHealthiest Citizens: 22,605thHighest Poor Incomes: 23,688thLargest Black Market: 24,035thLongest Average Lifespans: 24,100thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 24,590thMost Authoritarian: 24,893rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 27,553rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 29,066th
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Largest Publishing Industry: 30th in the regionMost Patriotic: 31st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 31st in the regionMost Devout: 42nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 47th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 48th in the region

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