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The Jon Smith Stevens of Makalote

“The squire will overpower the knight.”

Category: Moralistic Democracy
Civil Rights:
Few
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Location: Lazarus

Regional Influence: Newcomer

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The Jon Smith Stevens of Makalote is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.474 billion Makalotans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government prioritizes Law & Order, although Administration, Industry, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of A Regular City. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Makalotean economy, worth 486 trillion Makalorian Francs 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. 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 108,664 Makalorian Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, pitchforks and torches are coming back into fashion, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Makalote's national animal is the Swimming Desperado, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Makalote is ranked 208,990th in the world and 5,739th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 37.40710800388 days.

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Most Secular: 4,455thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 11,313thTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 16,118thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 17,975thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,553rdMost Developed: 25,775thLowest Crime Rates: 28,037thLargest Black Market: 28,170thMost Patriotic: 28,920thMost Subsidized Industry: 29,280th
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Most Secular: 222nd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 845th in the region

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