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Most Income Equality: 9,243rdMost Rebellious Youth: 11,400thLargest Populations: 27,556th
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Goobergunchia II

Population14.718 billion

CapitalGoobergunch City II

Currencyknugel
Animalred-tailed hawk

The Nasicournian Officer of Goobergunchia II is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 14.718 billion Goobergunchians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Goobergunch City II. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Goobergunchia IIian economy, worth 175 trillion knugels 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 a slick, highly efficient, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Retail. 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 11,893 knugels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

National parks have long lines of different gender-specific 'Porta-Pottys', citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, and a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for red-tailed hawk sacrifices. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goobergunchia II's national animal is the red-tailed hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Goobergunchia II is ranked 258,463rd in the world and 33rd in Nasicournia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.73 kickbacks per hour.

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Most Income Equality: 9,243rdMost Rebellious Youth: 11,400thTop
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Largest Populations: 27,556thMost Influential: 28,277thHighest Average Tax Rates: 28,294th
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Most Politically Free: 1st in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 3rd in the regionMost Income Equality: 3rd in the region

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  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Politically Free.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Goobergunchia II was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.

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