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The Theocracy of Shiraba

“I know the secret”

Category: Capitalist Paradise
Civil Rights:
Good
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Average

Location: the West Pacific

Regional Influence: Shoeshiner

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The Theocracy of Shiraba is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 16.602 billion Shirabans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Shiraban economy, worth a remarkable 3,863 trillion Good deeds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 232,725 Good deeds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 901,698 per year while the poor average 41,167, a ratio of 21.9 to 1.

Childhood friends of Leader are living it large abroad at the taxpayers' expense, maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, farting etiquette is taught in schools, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime is totally unknown. Shiraba's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shiraba is ranked 2,824th in the world and 44th in the West Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 223 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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1%
Highest Disposable Incomes: 1,364thMost Devout: 1,493rdLargest Retail Industry: 2,127thMost Cultured: 2,824thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,882ndTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 3,912thLargest Publishing Industry: 4,184thLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,725thSmartest Citizens: 4,976thHighest Economic Output: 4,984thRudest Citizens: 5,011thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 5,411thLargest Agricultural Sector: 5,571stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 5,989thMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,316thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 6,378thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6,454thHighest Average Incomes: 6,576thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,869thMost Efficient Economies: 7,253rdMost Developed: 7,416thMost Stationary: 7,450thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,956thHighest Food Quality: 8,082ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 9,359thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 9,867thMost Influential: 14,004thLargest Mining Sector: 14,058thMost Rebellious Youth: 14,336thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 15,502ndLargest Governments: 19,933rdLargest Populations: 22,472ndMost Patriotic: 26,558thMost Corrupt Governments: 27,415thMost Valuable International Artwork: 29,073rdMost Subsidized Industry: 30,213th
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1%
Most Devout: 15th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 26th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 35th in the regionTop
5%
Largest Retail Industry: 44th in the regionMost Cultured: 44th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 50th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 62nd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 63rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 66th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 69th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 71st in the regionRudest Citizens: 77th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 79th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 81st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 84th in the regionMost Stationary: 85th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 90th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 96th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 102nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 104th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 105th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 110th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 112th in the regionMost Developed: 118th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 127th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 146th in the regionLargest Populations: 153rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 165th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 168th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 213th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 220th in the regionMost Patriotic: 237th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 272nd in the regionLargest Governments: 272nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 274th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 291st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 346th in the regionMost Influential: 382nd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 405th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 414th in the region

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