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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 4,537thSafest: 5,062ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 5,441st
The Commonwealth of
Liberal Democratic Socialists Ivory Tower Reality Disconnect Zone
Let us go, my children, and seize the potatoes!
Influence
Newcomer
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Excellent

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The Potatoe Islands

Population3.076 billion

CapitalPotatoe Fields City
LeaderThe Great Potatoe Council
FaithPotatoism

CurrencyPotatoe
AnimalPotatoe Being

The Commonwealth of The Potatoe Islands is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Great Potatoe Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.076 billion PotatoeBeings love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Potatoe Fields City. The average income tax rate is 79.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Potatoe Islandsian economy, worth 319 trillion Potatoes 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 103,885 Potatoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, and bizarre-looking creatures called 'Potatoe Beingdogs' dominate wildlife preserves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Potatoe Islands's national animal is the Potatoe Being, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Potatoism.

The Potatoe Islands is ranked 125,557th in the world and 6,993rd in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,623.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 4,537thSafest: 5,062ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 5,441stMost Pacifist: 6,923rdMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,128thLeast Corrupt Governments: 7,593rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 10,303rdLargest Welfare Programs: 10,613thNicest Citizens: 10,813thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 10,856thMost Compassionate Citizens: 11,180thMost Inclusive: 11,266thMost Accessible: 11,767thMost Advanced Public Education: 15,171stMost Cheerful Citizens: 15,186thMost Secular: 16,395thMost Beautiful Environments: 16,422ndTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 17,192ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 19,939thHighest Food Quality: 20,875thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 21,072ndBest Weather: 21,080thLongest Average Lifespans: 21,310thHighest Poor Incomes: 23,524thSmartest Citizens: 24,833rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 27,758thMost Income Equality: 29,978thLargest Governments: 30,514thLowest Crime Rates: 33,185th
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 252nd in the regionSafest: 293rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 323rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 338th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 441st in the regionMost Pacifist: 442nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 632nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 636th in the regionNicest Citizens: 655th in the regionMost Accessible: 656th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 662nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 663rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 676th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 781st in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 818th in the regionMost Secular: 884th in the regionTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 952nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,061st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1,062nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1,113th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,127th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1,128th in the regionBest Weather: 1,129th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1,218th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,220th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1,226th in the regionLargest Governments: 1,362nd in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1,402nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1,484th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,586th in the regionMost Income Equality: 1,640th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Potatoe Islands was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Secular and Most Beautiful Environments and the Top 10% for Lowest Crime Rates.
  • : The Potatoe Islands was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, bizarre-looking creatures called 'Potatoe Beingdogs' dominate wildlife preserves.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners.
  • : The Potatoe Islands's influence in Balder rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : The Potatoe Islands was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens and the Top 10% for Largest Governments.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster.
  • : Following new legislation in The Potatoe Islands, solving crossword puzzles requires fluency in at least five languages.

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