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The City State of Marmiedon

“Yes... We Take American Express”

Category: Iron Fist Consumerists
Civil Rights:
Rare
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Few

Location: The North Pacific

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

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The City State of Marmiedon is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Marmaduke with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 39.355 billion Marmiedonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marmietown. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Marmiedonian economy, worth an astonishing 14,870 trillion Crypto-donuts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 377,853 Crypto-donuts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,147,279 per year while the poor average 96,708, a ratio of 11.9 to 1.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, people who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Marmiedon's national animal is the great cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Felineism.

Marmiedon is ranked 6,162nd in the world and 286th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 150 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Highest Economic Output: 331stLargest Insurance Industry: 424thHighest Disposable Incomes: 448thLargest Publishing Industry: 725thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 731stMost Armed: 972ndHighest Average Incomes: 1,310thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,345thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,444thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,463rdLargest Populations: 1,545thLargest Mining Sector: 1,728thLargest Black Market: 1,807thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,980thSmartest Citizens: 2,105thMost Efficient Economies: 2,228thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,438thLowest Crime Rates: 2,573rdMost Developed: 2,776thTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 3,398thMost Influential: 3,779thLargest Retail Industry: 3,876thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,990thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,018thMost Patriotic: 4,171stLargest Governments: 4,583rdHighest Food Quality: 4,945thLargest Gambling Industry: 4,987thMost Scientifically Advanced: 5,176thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,519thMost Cultured: 6,162ndMost Inclusive: 6,366thRudest Citizens: 6,465thLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,610thHealthiest Citizens: 8,963rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,450thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,451stMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 12,365thMost Valuable International Artwork: 13,399thMost Stationary: 14,887thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 15,548thMost Secular: 16,946thHighest Poor Incomes: 17,572ndMost Subsidized Industry: 18,375thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 21,451stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 23,298th
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Highest Economic Output: 8th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 14th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 20th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Populations: 27th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 27th in the regionMost Armed: 31st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 36th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 37th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 41st in the regionLargest Black Market: 50th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 53rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 56th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 67th in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 71st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 91st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 102nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 104th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 122nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 132nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 132nd in the regionMost Developed: 142nd in the regionLargest Governments: 212th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 214th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 217th in the regionRudest Citizens: 237th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 253rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 255th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 257th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 262nd in the regionMost Cultured: 286th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 286th in the regionMost Inclusive: 334th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 336th in the regionTop
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Most Stationary: 380th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 446th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 494th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 508th in the regionMost Secular: 560th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 593rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 706th in the region

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