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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,775thMost Income Equality: 9,409thMost Authoritarian: 14,878th
The Empire of
Psychotic Dictatorship Communist Dictatorship
La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons
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Newcomer
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Economy
Struggling
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Second Bantu

Population26 million

CurrencyFranc
AnimalAfrican Savanna Elephant

The Empire of Second Bantu is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 26 million Bantus 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Bantu economy, worth 522 billion Francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 20,078 Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, the countryside is shrouded by wind farms, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Bantu's national animal is the African Savanna Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Second Bantu is ranked 321,776th in the world and 908th in Europe for Highest Average Incomes, with 20,078.07 Standard Monetary Units.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,775thTop
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Most Income Equality: 9,409thMost Authoritarian: 14,878thTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 19,521stHighest Average Tax Rates: 22,773rdSafest: 30,807th
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Most Income Equality: 28th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 36th in the regionTop
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Most Extreme: 90th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Second Bantu was endorsed by The Republic of Agausia.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Bantu, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Bantu, the countryside is shrouded by wind farms.
  • : Second Bantu's influence in Europe rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Following new legislation in Second Bantu, the "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Bantu, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy.
  • : Following new legislation in Second Bantu, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons.
  • : Second Bantu was endorsed by The Third Republic of Alcrosnia.
  • : Second Bantu was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Second Bantu was endorsed by The Kingdom of New-Pernau.

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