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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 839thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,142ndMost Corrupt Governments: 4,234th
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Raul89

Population5.989 billion

Currencyflorin
Animalkangaroo

The Republic of Raul89 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, ban on automobiles, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.989 billion Raul89ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 57.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Raul89ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,199 trillion florins 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, 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 200,282 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples, and tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raul89's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Raul89 is ranked 112,501st in the world and 2,005th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 354.63291886812 days.

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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 839thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,142ndTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 4,234thLargest Black Market: 4,671stMost Avoided: 4,981stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5,351stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 6,741stNudest: 8,312thMost Devout: 8,791stHighest Disposable Incomes: 9,488thLargest Mining Sector: 9,974thHighest Average Incomes: 10,107thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 10,493rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,571stMost Patriotic: 10,860thHighest Poor Incomes: 11,470thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 17,041stHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 18,527thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 18,732ndMost Authoritarian: 23,686thHighest Economic Output: 23,717thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 26,160thMost Subsidized Industry: 26,921stMost Efficient Economies: 28,705th
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 49th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 64th in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 309th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 311th in the regionLargest Black Market: 390th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 393rd in the regionNudest: 404th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 422nd in the regionMost Devout: 520th in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 665th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 715th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 720th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 761st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 822nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 866th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 913th in the regionMost Patriotic: 983rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry.
  • : Raul89 was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, weathermen are being arrested for attempting to read the future.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp.
  • : Following new legislation in Raul89, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.

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