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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 300thLargest Mining Sector: 383rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 780th
The Cool Pansexual Assassin of
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Shoeshiner
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Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Upper Calvonia

Population7.731 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 closed borders, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.731 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 1,887 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 100,227th in the world and 13th in Saint Osmund for Largest Populations, with 7.73 billion capita.

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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 300thLargest Mining Sector: 383rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 780thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,065thMost Avoided: 1,267thLargest Retail Industry: 1,365thMost Ignorant Citizens: 1,448thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,000thTop
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Most Armed: 3,584thMost Primitive: 3,764thHighest Crime Rates: 4,054thMost Subsidized Industry: 4,133rdLargest Black Market: 4,152ndHighest Poor Incomes: 4,904thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,662ndHighest Average Incomes: 6,775thMost Efficient Economies: 7,892ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,404thLargest Welfare Programs: 8,639thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9,590thNudest: 10,274thLargest Gambling Industry: 14,009thHighest Disposable Incomes: 14,887thMost Cultured: 15,008thMost Valuable International Artwork: 15,946thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 17,566thLargest Governments: 18,085thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,570thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,803rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 22,946thLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,642ndHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29,625thMost Authoritarian: 30,855th
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Most Avoided: 1st in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Armed: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 5th in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 6th in the regionMost Primitive: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 8th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 8th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 8th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 9th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 12th in the regionLargest Populations: 13th in the regionNudest: 14th in the regionLargest Governments: 16th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 16th in the regionMost Cultured: 19th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 20th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 20th in the regionMost Devout: 21st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 21st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 22nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 26th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 26th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 27th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 29th in the regionRudest Citizens: 32nd in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 52nd in the regionMost Developed: 60th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 63rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Upper Calvonia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : 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.

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