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The Trustworthy Corporate Hydra of Velstado

“A gun in every hand, A tank in Every garage”

Category: Anarchy
Civil Rights:
Excellent
Economy:
Frightening
Political Freedoms:
Superb

Location: Pax Britannia

Regional Influence: Squire

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The Trustworthy Corporate Hydra of Velstado is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Chairman John Morgan with a fair hand, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, flagrant waste-dumping, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 21.086 billion Human Resourceses live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hadley's Hope. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Velstadoan economy, worth a remarkable 6,851 trillion Aliens a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Gambling, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 324,945 Aliens, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,013,286 per year while the poor average 3,310, a ratio of 910 to 1.

Becoming a missionary is a sure-fire route to martyrdom, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, and preservative-laden Velstadoan cheeses will be as edible when archaeologists dig them up next millennium. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Velstado's national animal is the Xenomorph, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Laissez Faire Capitalism.

Velstado is ranked 117,295th in the world and 14th in Pax Britannia for Most Stationary, with 314.65589584232 days.

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Greatest Rich-Poor Divides: 150thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 250thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 260thLargest Gambling Industry: 381stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 481stHighest Disposable Incomes: 540thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 580thFattest Citizens: 605thLargest Insurance Industry: 613thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 692ndMost Avoided: 785thMost Armed: 788thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,091stHighest Crime Rates: 1,120thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1,140thRudest Citizens: 1,236thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1,245thHighest Economic Output: 1,877thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,184thHighest Average Incomes: 2,236thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 2,358thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,500thLargest Retail Industry: 2,769thLargest Mining Sector: 2,770thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2,847thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,045thMost Scientifically Advanced: 4,261stMost Efficient Economies: 5,802ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,204thMost Corrupt Governments: 6,415thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,901stLargest Publishing Industry: 8,474thLargest Agricultural Sector: 8,990thLargest Information Technology Sector: 10,151stLargest Populations: 14,562ndTop
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Most Secular: 15,561stSmartest Citizens: 24,245thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 25,380thMost Pro-Market: 25,761stMost Cultured: 28,734th
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Pro-Market: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1st in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1st in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 1st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 1st in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 1st in the regionFattest Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 3rd in the regionMost Politically Free: 3rd in the region

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