I just wanna say that my choice of country name was an ode to this old player from 2002:
http://wiki.earthempires.com/...100_Players_Feb_02_Game_A
29 Super Genius (#6310) 1,636 $54,218,099 DG LaFMehul
He finished 29th with that land, no dropping I think all was construction sites even, he resold like something crazy. Hyper activity. Truly remarkable.