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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 13,237thLargest Black Market: 16,686thMost Influential: 20,286th
The Words of
Authoritarian Democracy Slightly Oppressive But A Little Discipline Never Hurt Anyone State
Seriously, seriously serious.
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Eminence Grise
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Thriving
Political Freedom
Below Average

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Jonathan Swift

Population10.294 billion

CurrencySatire
AnimalSatyr

The Words of Jonathan Swift is a titanic, efficient nation, renowned for its remarkably easy parental licensing program, soft-spoken computers, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 10.294 billion Jonathan Swiftians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 52.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Jonathan Swiftian economy, worth 812 trillion Satires 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 large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, 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 78,972 Satires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians constantly ring their voters to remind them how good a job they're doing, a major piece of minority legislation allows a majority of minority interests to majorly undermine majority politics, young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield, and politicians have tenure. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jonathan Swift's national animal is the Satyr, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jonathan Swift is ranked 39,799th in the world and 5th in The Cuckoos Egg for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,292.82 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Largest Black Market: 16,686thMost Influential: 20,286thMost Advanced Public Transport: 28,407thMost Stationary: 28,882ndLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 30,140th
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Most Politically Free: 1st in the regionSafest: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the region

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