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Most Primitive: 3,216thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,114thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,435th
The County of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Liberal Dictatorship
The kindest place within Orgina
Influence
Eminence Grise
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Rare

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Owodar

Population864 million

CurrencyOrginan Chervonets
AnimalShoked square toad

The County of Owodar is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 864 million Owodarians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.0%.

The strong Owodarian economy, worth 61.2 trillion Orginan Chervonets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,869 Orginan Chervonets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 207,339 per year while the poor average 19,117, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.

Lottery winners spend most of their money on security, artists count down the years until Leader is allowed to listen to their music, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves, and public ferries only carry enough lifeboats for the first-class passengers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Owodar's national animal is the Shoked square toad, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Owodar is ranked 123,718th in the world and 3rd in Bepis for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,204.27 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.

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Most Primitive: 3,216thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 13,114thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,435thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 16,329thTop
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Safest: 18,072ndMost Ignorant Citizens: 22,587thMost Cultured: 29,493rdMost Pacifist: 31,947th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, public ferries only carry enough lifeboats for the first-class passengers.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, artists count down the years until Leader is allowed to listen to their music.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, lottery winners spend most of their money on security.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, reinventing the wheel is a favourite pastime of Owodarian weapons designers.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, citizens have never heard foreign radio.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, national foreign policy involves significant amounts of hand wringing.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops.
  • : Following new legislation in Owodar, clairvoyants and soothsayers find fellowship at their local McRonalds.

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