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Largest Gambling Industry: 2,958thHighest Crime Rates: 6,343rdRudest Citizens: 6,528th
The Republic of
Corporate Bordello Blood-Sucking Capitalist Leeches
Who ya callin' pinhead?
Influence
Eminence Grise
Region
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
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Pinhead Larry

Population6.916 billion

CapitalTexas
LeaderPinhead Larry
Faiththe magic conch

CurrencyDollar
AnimalStarfish

The Republic of Pinhead Larry is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Pinhead Larry with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 6.916 billion Pinheads are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Administration, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Texas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.5%.

The all-consuming Pinheaded economy, worth 493 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is 71,289 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 206,461 per year while the poor average 19,507, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

A petition to improve Pinheaded literacy is mostly signed with cross-marks, political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia, nose plugs are the latest Pinheaded fashion accessory, and official maps have to be revised on a weekly basis. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pinhead Larry's national animal is the Starfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is the magic conch.

Pinhead Larry is ranked 2,958th in the world and 1st in Fiji for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 12,115.89 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Largest Gambling Industry: 2,958thTop
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Highest Crime Rates: 6,343rdRudest Citizens: 6,528thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 7,134thFattest Citizens: 7,480thMost Avoided: 7,592ndLargest Soda Pop Sector: 9,646thMost Rebellious Youth: 14,628thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 18,068thMost Valuable International Artwork: 26,390thMost Politically Free: 30,860th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Pinhead Larry, official maps have to be revised on a weekly basis.
  • : Pinhead Larry was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Pinhead Larry was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Pinhead Larry was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Following new legislation in Pinhead Larry, nose plugs are the latest Pinheaded fashion accessory.
  • : Following new legislation in Pinhead Larry, political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia.
  • : Pinhead Larry's influence in Fiji rose from "Enforcer" to "Eminence Grise".
  • : Pinhead Larry was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Pinhead Larry, a petition to improve Pinheaded literacy is mostly signed with cross-marks.
  • : Following new legislation in Pinhead Larry, Pinheaded military drills look more like joint-Fiji exercises than anything else.

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