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Most Secular: 1,714thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2,623rdMost Influential: 3,408th
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Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Conservative Democracy
Take What They Owe.
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Matika

Population3.939 billion

CapitalTokhulu
LeaderNunya Business
FaithAtheism

CurrencyDollar
AnimalTrout

The Dictatorship of Matika is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Nunya Business with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.939 billion Matikans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tokhulu. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Matik economy, worth 608 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 154,367 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Commercial jingles are the nation's greatest export, the Tokhulu Women's Prison Choir now has a baritone section, civil servants refuse to enforce government regulations for fear of wider economic impact, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Matika's national animal is the Trout, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Atheism.

Matika is ranked 152,663rd in the world and 2,031st in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 443.83 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Influential: 3,408thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 6,286thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,191stLowest Crime Rates: 9,930thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 11,052ndMost Developed: 11,238thMost Cultured: 11,762ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 12,887thLargest Publishing Industry: 13,129thMost Efficient Economies: 13,886thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,095thTop
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Most Patriotic: 16,183rdSmartest Citizens: 16,619thMost Valuable International Artwork: 16,886thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 17,198thLargest Retail Industry: 19,561stHighest Poor Incomes: 21,091stLargest Governments: 21,177thMost Corrupt Governments: 21,560thSafest: 21,753rdMost Advanced Public Education: 21,804thHighest Average Incomes: 23,890thLargest Information Technology Sector: 25,231stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 25,937thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,107thMost Authoritarian: 29,317th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 73rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 81st in the regionMost Patriotic: 83rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 146th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 146th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 146th in the regionMost Influential: 163rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 176th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 187th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 210th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 213th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 215th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 215th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 216th in the regionMost Developed: 245th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 251st in the regionMost Cultured: 268th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 271st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 272nd in the regionLargest Governments: 305th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 317th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 323rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 324th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 358th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 369th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 387th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 388th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 416th in the region

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