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Largest Black Market: 137thLargest Mining Sector: 515thHighest Economic Output: 533rd
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The Seeker of Power

Population40.269 billion

CapitalNew Midgard
LeaderGod Emperor Elegarth
FaithAtheism

CurrencyHug Coin
AnimalHugger Bear

The Most Magnificent Dragon of The Seeker of Power is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by God Emperor Elegarth with an iron fist, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, zero percent divorce rate, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 40.269 billion Huggerists 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Midgard. The average income tax rate is 95.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Seeker of Powerian economy, worth an astonishing 13,752 trillion Hug Coins 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 Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 341,519 Hug Coins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,357,284 per year while the poor average 57,958, a ratio of 23.4 to 1.

Serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, and whales in captivity live in little more than glorified goldfish bowls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Seeker of Power's national animal is the Hugger Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Seeker of Power is ranked 277,638th in the world and 2,660th in the Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 6.32 Obesity Rate.

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Largest Black Market: 137thLargest Mining Sector: 515thHighest Economic Output: 533rdMost Corrupt Governments: 831stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 999thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,203rdMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,351stHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1,360thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,372ndMost Subsidized Industry: 1,406thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,861stLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,953rdLargest Populations: 1,955thMost Efficient Economies: 1,983rdHighest Average Incomes: 1,987thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,960thMost Influential: 3,012thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 3,193rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3,705thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,957thLargest Governments: 4,327thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,506thSmartest Citizens: 4,683rdMost Patriotic: 5,435thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,510thNudest: 6,157thHealthiest Citizens: 7,880thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,567thMost Secular: 9,584thLargest Publishing Industry: 13,871stMost Valuable International Artwork: 14,595thTop
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Most Developed: 16,256thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,460thMost Cultured: 26,417th
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Largest Black Market: 3rd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 8th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 9th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 10th in the regionMost Influential: 11th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 22nd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 32nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 36th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 41st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 43rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 44th in the regionMost Patriotic: 53rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 57th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 58th in the regionNudest: 74th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 74th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 77th in the regionLargest Governments: 103rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 107th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 116th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 132nd in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 167th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 184th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 201st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 209th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 247th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 256th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 281st in the regionMost Developed: 286th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Seeker of Power voted for the World Assembly Resolution "International Nuclear Compliance Commission".
  • : The Seeker of Power passed an omnibus bill to adopt 1 General Assembly resolution.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, whales in captivity live in little more than glorified goldfish bowls.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, a law degree is required before telling people not to drink and drive.
  • : The Seeker of Power voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Space Transport and Astronomical Research".
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the dartboard at the Seeker of Powerian Cancer Research Charity bears a picture of God Emperor Elegarth's face.
  • : Following new legislation in The Seeker of Power, the aphorism "there's no need to argue" has been dismissed by Huggerists.

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