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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 405thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,087thBest Weather: 1,119th
The Jeffersonian Democracy of
Democratic Socialists Hell
Keep the faith.
Influence
Shoeshiner
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Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Saturns Edge

Population13.431 billion

CapitalHyperion Rift
LeaderJustin Robinette Obama
FaithAgnosticism

CurrencySickle
AnimalKaiju

The Jeffersonian Democracy of Saturns Edge is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Justin Robinette Obama with an even hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 13.431 billion Saturnians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hyperion Rift. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Saturnian economy, worth a remarkable 1,767 trillion Sickles a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,565 Sickles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences", internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered Saturnian weed picker are way up, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Saturns Edge's national animal is the Kaiju, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Saturns Edge is ranked 5,758th in the world and 282nd in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 156 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 405thMost Advanced Public Transport: 1,087thBest Weather: 1,119thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,394thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,464thMost Pacifist: 1,682ndLongest Average Lifespans: 2,383rdSafest: 2,562ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,569thHealthiest Citizens: 2,660thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,677thMost Compassionate Citizens: 2,952ndTop
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Nicest Citizens: 3,333rdLowest Crime Rates: 4,068thLargest Governments: 4,889thMost Cultured: 5,758thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,289thLeast Corrupt Governments: 7,689thSmartest Citizens: 8,118thMost Influential: 10,399thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,588thMost Income Equality: 14,744thTop
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Most Secular: 15,490thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17,280thMost Cheerful Citizens: 23,250thMost Subsidized Industry: 28,534th
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 14th in the regionBest Weather: 34th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 43rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 52nd in the regionMost Pacifist: 61st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 67th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 101st in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 106th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 110th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 115th in the regionTop
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Safest: 121st in the regionNicest Citizens: 124th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 130th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 142nd in the regionMost Influential: 184th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 233rd in the regionLargest Governments: 237th in the regionMost Cultured: 282nd in the regionMost Income Equality: 395th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 409th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 432nd in the regionTop
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Highest Poor Incomes: 676th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Saturns Edge voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Prosecutorial Discretion Act".
  • : Saturns Edge voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Liberate Eclipsis".
  • : Saturns Edge was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Saturns Edge was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens and the Top 5% for Most Income Equality.
  • : Saturns Edge voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Reducing Bycatch".
  • : Saturns Edge voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Declaration Against Slavery and its Violence".
  • : Saturns Edge voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Declaration on Griefing".
  • : Saturns Edge voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Pre-Packaged Food Labels".
  • : Following new legislation in Saturns Edge, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression.
  • : Saturns Edge voted against the World Assembly Resolution "On International Foolish Behavior".

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