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Largest Insurance Industry: 10,003rdLargest Cheese Export Sector: 19,465thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 25,019th
The Holy Empire of
Corrupt Dictatorship Well-Meaning Dictatorship
Unity, Discipline, Work
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Good
Political Freedom
Few

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The Kears

Population9.638 billion

CapitalAltona

Currencydenier
Animalparrot

The Holy Empire of The Kears is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory vegetarianism, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.638 billion Kearsians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Altona. The average income tax rate is 22.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Kearsian economy, worth 604 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,756 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Unpopular scientists are shunned by name, gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood, parole board directors light up a joint before telling hash-brownie baking grannies that they have to stay behind bars, and the government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force. The Kears's national animal is the parrot, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

The Kears is ranked 204,289th in the world and 77th in Hive for Most Stationary, with 42.50582001848 days.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 19,465thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 25,019th
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Largest Insurance Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 8th in the regionLargest Populations: 8th in the regionTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 9th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 11th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 11th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 16th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Kears's influence in Hive rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : The Kears's influence in Hive rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : The Kears's influence in Hive rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : The Kears's influence in Hive rose from "Zero" to "Nipper".
  • : The Kears relocated from Lazarus to Hive.
  • : The Kears was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : The Kears ceased to exist in Hive.
  • : The Kears's influence in Hive fell from "Vassal" to "Apprentice".
  • : The Kears was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in The Kears, the government's foreign policy statements are less threatening than a World Assembly cease-and-desist letter.

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