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The Genius of Viqueque is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 35.964 billion Viquequeans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Viqueque. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 65.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Viquequean economy, worth a remarkable 4,961 trillion us dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 137,954 us dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 433,971 per year while the poor average 33,554, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

The long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, Blackacrean security services are wondering why Leader is so fond of the numbers 6, 7 and 9, the Not a Tax Haven Foundation is the most popular charity, and all facts are created equal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viqueque's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Viqueque is ranked 90,862^nd in the world and 1^st in East Timor for Highest Poor Incomes, with 33,554.33 Standard Monetary Units.