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Most Authoritarian: 6,885thLargest Welfare Programs: 16,316thBest Weather: 16,681st
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King Cailan

Population4.184 billion

CurrencyDuckcoin
AnimalDuck

The Empire of King Cailan is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its digital currency, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 4.184 billion King Cailanians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 75.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming King Cailanian economy, worth 400 trillion Duckcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 95,678 Duckcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, there's sophisticated talk of revolution within the ever-expanding mining colonies, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, and the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. King Cailan's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

King Cailan is ranked 83,300th in the world and 338th in Artificial Solar System for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 115.09 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.

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Most Authoritarian: 6,885thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 16,316thBest Weather: 16,681stLongest Average Lifespans: 18,024thMost Conservative: 19,489thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 20,359thMost Advanced Public Transport: 20,805thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 21,052ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,691stMost Income Equality: 25,176thHighest Poor Incomes: 26,234thMost Accessible: 26,800thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 29,612thHealthiest Citizens: 31,756th
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Longest Average Lifespans: 4th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 4th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5th in the regionMost Accessible: 8th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 8th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 8th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 9th in the regionBest Weather: 9th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 10th in the regionLargest Governments: 12th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 13th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 14th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 31st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 38th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 48th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 49th in the regionMost Income Equality: 51st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 56th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 63rd in the regionMost Developed: 69th in the regionMost Inclusive: 70th in the regionTop
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Most Conservative: 74th in the regionMost Extreme: 85th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 85th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 124th in the regionMost Secular: 126th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Healthiest Citizens.
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Healthiest Citizens.
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs.
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Best Weather.
  • : King Cailan's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Best Weather.
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Accessible.
  • : King Cailan's influence in Artificial Solar System rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".
  • : King Cailan was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Law Enforcement.
  • : Following new legislation in King Cailan, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose.

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