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The Empire of Messenger Pigeons

“You've got mail!”

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

Location: Forest

Regional Influence: Minnow

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The Empire of Messenger Pigeons is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 4.342 billion Messenger Pigeonsians 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Cozy Nest. The average income tax rate is 79.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Messenger Pigeonsian economy, worth 600 trillion Millets a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 138,373 Millets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Street preachers sell salvation with a side order of shame on every corner, strange men lingering in offices distributing television sets is a basis for a system of government, it is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Messenger Pigeons's national animal is the Pigeon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Messenger Pigeons is ranked 153,780th in the world and 230th in Forest for Most Stationary, with 148.21603014168 days.

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Largest Mining Sector: 3,292ndLargest Insurance Industry: 5,421stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,721stMost Advanced Public Education: 6,991stMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,775thMost Subsidized Industry: 8,897thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,138thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,321stLargest Black Market: 11,530thNudest: 13,859thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14,292ndTop
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Most Armed: 16,903rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 17,284thMost Secular: 18,785thHighest Average Tax Rates: 19,471stMost Efficient Economies: 20,424thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 21,460thLargest Welfare Programs: 22,094thMost Developed: 23,501stLargest Information Technology Sector: 23,637thLargest Governments: 24,924thHighest Average Incomes: 26,971st
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 11th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 11th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 14th in the regionTop
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Nudest: 23rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 28th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 30th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 31st in the region

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