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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 303rdLargest Mining Sector: 371stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 776th
The Cool Pansexual Assassin of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
Keep you friends close, your enemies closer.
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Upper Calvonia

Population7.682 billion

CapitalThe City of Crime
LeaderClarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar
FaithWorship of the Man Downstairs

CurrencyBlood-stained coins
AnimalBlack Mamba

The Cool Pansexual Assassin of Upper Calvonia is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, strictly enforced bedtime, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.682 billion Upper Calvonians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City of Crime. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Upper Calvonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,875 trillion Blood-stained 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, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. 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 244,126 Blood-stained coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar has returned as a hero from a brutal campaign to conquer the local beach, a stitch in time could see you serving nine, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition, and a recent "genocide prevention" campaign includes murdering children based on their DNA. Crime is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Upper Calvonia's national animal is the Black Mamba, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Worship of the Man Downstairs.

Upper Calvonia is ranked 4,865th in the world and 6th in Saint Osmund for Highest Poor Incomes, with 165,990.15 Standard Monetary Units.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 303rdLargest Mining Sector: 371stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 776thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,056thMost Avoided: 1,258thLargest Retail Industry: 1,362ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,425thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,974thTop
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Most Armed: 3,574thMost Primitive: 3,692ndHighest Crime Rates: 4,021stMost Subsidized Industry: 4,103rdLargest Black Market: 4,151stHighest Poor Incomes: 4,865thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,644thHighest Average Incomes: 6,755thMost Efficient Economies: 7,827thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,399thLargest Welfare Programs: 8,657thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9,598thNudest: 10,121stLargest Gambling Industry: 13,416thHighest Disposable Incomes: 14,815thMost Cultured: 14,981stTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 15,790thHighest Economic Output: 17,661stLargest Governments: 17,988thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,550thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,755thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 22,604thLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,338thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,246thMost Authoritarian: 29,349th
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionMost Primitive: 5th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 6th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 6th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 7th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 8th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 8th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 9th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 16th in the regionLargest Governments: 16th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 18th in the regionNudest: 19th in the regionMost Cultured: 20th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 23rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 24th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 24th in the regionMost Devout: 25th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 27th in the regionMost Patriotic: 28th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 28th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 31st in the regionRudest Citizens: 35th in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 52nd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 62nd in the regionMost Developed: 63rd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 63rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, a recent "genocide prevention" campaign includes murdering children based on their DNA.
  • : Upper Calvonia changed its national leader to "Clarissa 'Red Knuckles' Hellivar".
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, a stitch in time could see you serving nine.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, 'Vulture of Honor' Benjamin has returned as a hero from a brutal campaign to conquer the local beach.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, the government would rather execute a hundred innocent men than let one guilty one appeal a verdict.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Upper Calvonia.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, new funding allows inner city teachers to replace school laptops almost as fast as they get stolen.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, cigarettes are dead-cheap.
  • : Following new legislation in Upper Calvonia, the prisoners of Azkatraz have a new emperor.

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