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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 82ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 180thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 324th
The Most Earexplodian Realm of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
Protect Thine Ears
Emperor Joseph Average XVIII
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Ear Exploder 9000

Population10.917 billion

CapitalCacophonia
LeaderEmperor Joseph Average XVIII
FaithJoeism

Currencydecibel
AnimalJoeaveragian Pike

The Most Earexplodian Realm of Ear Exploder 9000 is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Joseph Average XVIII with an iron fist, and notable for its vat-grown people, complete lack of prisons, and national health service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 10.917 billion Earexplodians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Industry is also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cacophonia. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Earexplodian economy, worth a remarkable 3,421 trillion decibels 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 Uranium Mining. 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 313,421 decibels, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

90% of active duty EE9AF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, employers are gradually adapting to the alien premise of paying wages to their workers, and anyone who so much as frowns risks being referred to a mental health unit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ear Exploder 9000's national animal is the Joeaveragian Pike, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Joeism.

Ear Exploder 9000 is ranked 282,486th in the world and 161st in Refugia for Fattest Citizens, with 6.06 Obesity Rate.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 82ndLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 180thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 324thMost Valuable International Artwork: 978thMost Patriotic: 1,096thMost Secular: 1,619thLargest Black Market: 1,809thHighest Average Incomes: 2,709thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,235thMost Avoided: 3,529thLargest Governments: 5,130thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,356thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5,975thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 6,185thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,452ndLargest Mining Sector: 6,676thRudest Citizens: 6,987thLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,662ndHighest Economic Output: 8,063rdMost Subsidized Industry: 8,180thMost Scientifically Advanced: 8,575thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,170thMost Armed: 12,153rdMost Efficient Economies: 12,864thMost Developed: 13,592ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15,123rdTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 20,223rdMost Advanced Public Education: 22,486thSmartest Citizens: 25,269th
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Largest Black Market: 1st in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 3rd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 3rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Armed: 4th in the regionMost Secular: 7th in the regionMost Conservative: 8th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 8th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 8th in the regionTop
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 12th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 12th in the regionRudest Citizens: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 16th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 16th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 17th in the region

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