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Most Valuable International Artwork: 448thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,523rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,624th
The Advocate of the Bagel of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Liberal Dictatorship
The sands of time will never wear down our spirit.
Influence
Shoeshiner
Minister of Defense
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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The Age of Utopia

Population15.339 billion

CapitalAkropali
FaithCakeitalism

CurrencyUtopian Dollar
AnimalNorthern Utopian Penguin

The Advocate of the Bagel of The Age of Utopia is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 15.339 billion Utopians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akropali. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Utopian economy, worth a remarkable 3,073 trillion Utopian Dollars 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, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 200,369 Utopian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The naughty list has been replaced with the in need of re-education list, fire stations and hospitals can't deploy emergency vehicles because badly parked cars block them in, a town hall is called each time a kid asks how far away the sun is, and The Age of Utopia is sometimes referred to as the global janitor. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Age of Utopia's national animal is the Northern Utopian Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Cakeitalism.

The Age of Utopia is ranked 13,757th in the world and 363rd in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 100 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 448thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,523rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,624thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,658thTop
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Largest Governments: 3,240thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 3,540thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,584thMost Inclusive: 3,751stMost Advanced Public Transport: 3,772ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,010thMost Developed: 4,017thLargest Welfare Programs: 4,333rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,334thBest Weather: 4,801stSmartest Citizens: 4,827thHighest Food Quality: 5,259thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,271stMost Influential: 5,462ndRudest Citizens: 5,519thMost Advanced Public Education: 5,902ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6,661stHighest Poor Incomes: 6,788thMost Accessible: 7,668thMost Efficient Economies: 8,300thLowest Crime Rates: 8,526thHighest Economic Output: 9,376thHealthiest Citizens: 10,353rdMost Corrupt Governments: 11,030thHighest Average Incomes: 11,044thMost Secular: 12,299thMost Rebellious Youth: 12,749thMost Cultured: 13,757thTop
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 16,041stMost Subsidized Industry: 16,670thLargest Publishing Industry: 18,035thMost Patriotic: 21,051stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 28,183rdLargest Populations: 28,549th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 15th in the regionTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 44th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 51st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 58th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 58th in the regionLargest Governments: 60th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 66th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 95th in the regionMost Developed: 99th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 103rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 104th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 104th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 108th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 115th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 120th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 122nd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 123rd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 123rd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 124th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 126th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 134th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 142nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 142nd in the regionBest Weather: 144th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 158th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 159th in the regionRudest Citizens: 169th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 175th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 193rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 196th in the regionLargest Black Market: 206th in the regionTop
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Most Accessible: 221st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 228th in the regionMost Secular: 260th in the regionLargest Populations: 278th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 284th in the regionMost Cultured: 363rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 367th in the regionMost Influential: 407th in the region

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