Nation/Aramanchovia

The Miserable Land of Aramanchovia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by The Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, compulsory military service, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 13.847 billion Aramanchovians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arazmaz. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Aramanchovian economy, worth a remarkable 9,518 trillion Coins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 687,428 Coins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,226,015 per year while the poor average 25,080, a ratio of 208 to 1.

A survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and children often kick Spined Tiger Bears for amusement. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Aramanchovia's national animal is the Spined Tiger Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is worshipping The Leader.

Aramanchovia is ranked 45th in the world and 2nd in the South Pacific for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 156,786.68 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.