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The Rogue Nation of Zombie 48

“We Will Endure”

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The Rogue Nation of Zombie 48 is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Lauren Humphrey with an iron fist, and notable for its daily referendums, soft-spoken computers, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.496 billion Zombie 48ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Key Largo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zombie 48ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,648 trillion 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 amazing 311,696 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, women don't report crimes to the emergency services for fear of being arrested, romantic sunsets are no longer interrupted by explosions and monstrous roars, and fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zombie 48's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Brains.

Zombie 48 is ranked 10,655^th in the world and 187^th in NationStates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 99.86 law-abiding acts per hour.

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