Population | 22.788 billion |
Capital | Laredo |
Currency | Peso |
Animal | Armadillo |
The Desolated Lands of The Rio-Grande is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 22.788 billion Rio-Grandeans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.
The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Laredo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.4%.
The all-consuming Rio-Grandean economy, worth a remarkable 1,607 trillion Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 70,525 Pesos, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 268,842 per year while the poor average 12,806, a ratio of 21.0 to 1.
Government popup ads are springing up like weeds, the nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, urban high-volume mailers now receive their mail via chauffeur-driven limousines, and the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force. The Rio-Grande's national animal is the Armadillo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
The Rio-Grande is ranked 2,922nd in the world and 1st in The Desolated Lands for Most Stationary, with 3,807.7058964 days.
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- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output and the Top 10% for Most Beautiful Environments.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Stationary.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : The Rio-Grande was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Stationary and the Top 5% for Highest Economic Output.