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Most Pacifist: 2,027thLargest Welfare Programs: 2,842ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,859th
The Federation of
Democratic Socialists
Semper Supra.
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Very Good

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Bervard

Population4.877 billion

CapitalDeinvard
LeaderAlexander Laurent

CurrencyBervardian Franc
AnimalVeryl

The Federation of Bervard is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Alexander Laurent with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 4.877 billion Bervardians 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 Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Deinvard. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Bervadian economy, worth 730 trillion Bervardian Francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 149,696 Bervardian Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, citizens must have a license to operate a computer, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, and the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bervard's national animal is the Veryl, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bervard is ranked 3,506th in the world and 167th in Lazarus for Nicest Citizens, with 54.78 average smiles per day.

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1%
Most Pacifist: 2,027thLargest Welfare Programs: 2,842ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,859thMost Compassionate Citizens: 3,018thTop
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Nicest Citizens: 3,506thLongest Average Lifespans: 4,568thHealthiest Citizens: 4,795thHighest Average Tax Rates: 5,550thBest Weather: 5,793rdMost Inclusive: 6,043rdSafest: 6,091stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 6,257thMost Developed: 6,522ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 6,895thHighest Poor Incomes: 6,946thMost Advanced Public Education: 6,977thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 7,077thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,146thLargest Governments: 7,513thMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,572ndLowest Crime Rates: 7,583rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,030thSmartest Citizens: 8,704thMost Beautiful Environments: 8,728thHighest Food Quality: 8,984thMost Income Equality: 9,520thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,705thMost Secular: 13,148thMost Subsidized Industry: 16,959thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 18,258thLargest Publishing Industry: 23,610thHighest Average Incomes: 25,273rdMost Cultured: 30,402nd
Top
1%
Most Pacifist: 93rd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 143rd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 145th in the regionNicest Citizens: 167th in the regionTop
5%
Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 175th in the regionMost Income Equality: 238th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 270th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 288th in the regionMost Inclusive: 311th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 320th in the regionBest Weather: 333rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 367th in the regionMost Developed: 381st in the regionSafest: 391st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 402nd in the regionLargest Governments: 409th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 412th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 413th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 436th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 442nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 474th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 502nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 508th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 509th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 516th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 535th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 605th in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 942nd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1,053rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 1,107th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1,304th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Bervard's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Bervard's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Following new legislation in Bervard, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents.
  • : Bervard was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Bervard ceased to exist in Declansburg.
  • : Bervard was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Bervard's influence in Declansburg rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : Bervard was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.
  • : Bervard's influence in Declansburg rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Bervard's influence in Declansburg rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".

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