by Max Barry

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,505thMost Influential: 3,346thMost Pacifist: 5,586th
The Steampunk Dimension of
Democratic Socialists Hell
Ticking Through the Cosmos
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The Clockwork Multiverse

Population4.58 billion

CapitalProvidence
LeaderHigh Governess Irene

Currencybyte
Animalmechanical quantum sparrow

The Steampunk Dimension of The Clockwork Multiverse is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by High Governess Irene with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 4.58 billion Clockworkers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Providence. The average income tax rate is 75.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Multiversal economy, worth 365 trillion bytes 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Basket Weaving. Average income is 79,662 bytes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police go to great efforts to seize contraband favored by politicians on the police oversight committee, the government is seen as openly hostile to all religion, contestants on The Clockwork Multiverse's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, and the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Clockwork Multiverse's national animal is the mechanical quantum sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Clockwork Multiverse is ranked 41,256th in the world and 694th in The East Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.95 percentage of bribes refused.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,505thTop
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Most Influential: 3,346thMost Pacifist: 5,586thLargest Welfare Programs: 6,295thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 6,607thMost Secular: 7,962ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 8,132ndNicest Citizens: 8,276thSafest: 8,898thMost Advanced Public Transport: 9,713thMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,250thMost Inclusive: 10,934thMost Accessible: 12,245thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 12,796thHighest Food Quality: 14,332ndMost Cheerful Citizens: 15,650thLongest Average Lifespans: 16,215thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17,672ndMost Advanced Public Education: 18,893rdMost Cultured: 19,593rdMost Income Equality: 21,762ndHealthiest Citizens: 22,303rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,108thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 24,548thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 24,737th
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 124th in the regionMost Influential: 156th in the regionMost Pacifist: 157th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 160th in the regionMost Secular: 160th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 166th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 168th in the regionNicest Citizens: 187th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 190th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 192nd in the regionTop
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Safest: 233rd in the regionMost Accessible: 241st in the regionMost Inclusive: 242nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 262nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 288th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 290th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 292nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 331st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 334th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 383rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 388th in the regionMost Cultured: 395th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 423rd in the region

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