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The Boneless Ferocity of Pterygioteuthis

“Spine? Nein.”

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The Boneless Ferocity of Pterygioteuthis is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, complete lack of prisons, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, cynical population of 44.907 billion Pterygioteuthisians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The very strong Pterygioteuthisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,978 trillion tasty fish a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 44,068 tasty fish, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 134,621 per year while the poor average 11,181, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Political activists are routinely executed, there are no minimum wage laws, and citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements. Crime is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pterygioteuthis's national animal is the submarine sammich.

Pterygioteuthis is ranked 170,260^th in the world and 7,221^st in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 501.41 pounds of wildlife per square mile.

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