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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 145thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 212thHighest Disposable Incomes: 230th
The Union of
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City States Nation

Population22.079 billion

CapitalReading
LeaderJR Ewing
FaithIndustrialism

CurrencyLira
AnimalArmadillo

The Union of City States Nation is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by JR Ewing with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, unlimited-speed roads, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 22.079 billion City Staters have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reading. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient City States Nationian economy, worth a remarkable 9,226 trillion Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 417,872 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBCSN Governor goes house hunting, polite commuters on the Reading Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, and harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. City States Nation's national animal is the Armadillo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Industrialism.

City States Nation is ranked 67,103rd in the world and 1,465th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.51 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 145thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 212thHighest Disposable Incomes: 230thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 353rdLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 369thHighest Poor Incomes: 404thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 485thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 611thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 637thLargest Gambling Industry: 638thLargest Retail Industry: 753rdLargest Soda Pop Sector: 880thHighest Average Incomes: 923rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 951stHighest Economic Output: 1,012thLargest Mining Sector: 1,031stLargest Publishing Industry: 1,071stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,265thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,323rdFattest Citizens: 1,443rdLargest Insurance Industry: 1,784thMost Cultured: 1,823rdMost Avoided: 2,400thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,562ndRudest Citizens: 2,821stMost Influential: 2,841stSmartest Citizens: 2,885thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,728thLargest Black Market: 3,816thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,986thLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,515thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,814thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,567thMost Developed: 9,428thLargest Governments: 12,163rdLargest Populations: 12,959thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 15,779thMost Secular: 17,590thMost Advanced Public Education: 30,719th
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 5th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 7th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 8th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 9th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 11th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 14th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 15th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 21st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 21st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 23rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 25th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 29th in the regionFattest Citizens: 31st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 32nd in the regionMost Cultured: 43rd in the regionMost Avoided: 46th in the regionLargest Black Market: 52nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 55th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 63rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 68th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 71st in the regionRudest Citizens: 77th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 79th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 118th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 139th in the regionLargest Populations: 143rd in the regionMost Developed: 255th in the regionLargest Governments: 279th in the regionMost Influential: 292nd in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 366th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 420th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 539th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments".
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, polite commuters on the Reading Metro always let hurried workers off the train first.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBCSN Governor goes house hunting.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, builders across City States Nation are blocked up with orders for new public loos.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home.

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