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Most Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Primitive: 129thMost Devout: 135th
The Hotdog-craving birb of
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Steven Seagulls
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Seagull

Population18.137 billion

CapitalAckopolis
LeaderSteven Seagulls
FaithThe Cult of Hotdog

Currencystolen hotdog
AnimalSeagull

The Hotdog-craving birb of Seagull is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Steven Seagulls with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, aversion to nipples, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 18.137 billion Seagulls are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

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

The frighteningly efficient Seagulls economy, worth a remarkable 5,169 trillion stolen hotdogs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 285,032 stolen hotdogs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 809,136 per year while the poor average 80,199, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

Jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, it's illegal to blow things up, a friend in need is a friend with nuclear greed, and songs of praise to Steven Seagulls are filled with coded messages from the resistance. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Seagull's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Cult of Hotdog.

Seagull is ranked 331,428th in the world and 287th in Forest for Safest, scoring 2.15 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 89thMost Primitive: 129thMost Devout: 135thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 182ndFattest Citizens: 182ndLargest Gambling Industry: 206thMost Avoided: 213thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 246thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 277thHighest Crime Rates: 415thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 433rdMost Armed: 439thLargest Retail Industry: 475thLargest Insurance Industry: 648thHighest Disposable Incomes: 705thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 990thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 992ndLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 1,419thLargest Mining Sector: 1,596thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,704thRudest Citizens: 2,001stMost Influential: 2,207thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2,509thMost Efficient Economies: 3,156thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 3,405thHighest Average Incomes: 4,058thHighest Economic Output: 4,243rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,648thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,538thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,703rdTop
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Largest Black Market: 19,893rdMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,047thLargest Populations: 22,150thHighest Poor Incomes: 26,484thHighest Drug Use: 27,636th
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 4th in the regionMost Devout: 4th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 5th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 5th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 6th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6th in the regionMost Avoided: 6th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionFattest Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 8th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 8th in the regionMost Armed: 9th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 11th in the regionTop
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Rudest Citizens: 15th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 22nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 22nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 24th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 25th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 25th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 26th in the region

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