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Most Valuable International Artwork: 744thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,328thHighest Economic Output: 7,961st
The Condemnable Corsairs of
Father Knows Best State
Ah, but you have heard of me!
Influence
Vassal
Hawk Commander
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Ever-Wandering Souls

Population22.329 billion

CapitalSanctuary

CurrencyTale
AnimalMongrel

The Condemnable Corsairs of Ever-Wandering Souls is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, deadly medical pandemics, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 22.329 billion Survivors 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctuary. The average income tax rate is 84.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient a Survivor economy, worth a remarkable 2,802 trillion Tales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 125,511 Tales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

It is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, the revelation that people were sexist in the past is apparently front page news, a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing, and stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ever-Wandering Souls's national animal is the Mongrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ever-Wandering Souls is ranked 8,553rd in the world and 10th in The Black Hawks for Most Stationary, with 2,586.3810877706 days.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 744thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,328thHighest Economic Output: 7,961stMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,186thMost Stationary: 8,553rdFattest Citizens: 10,893rdLargest Populations: 12,543rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,074thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,295thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 14,299thMost Influential: 14,599thTop
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Most Inclusive: 15,345thMost Beautiful Environments: 15,417thLargest Governments: 16,340thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 18,091stSafest: 18,405thHighest Food Quality: 19,647thLargest Welfare Programs: 20,965thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21,759thLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,585thMost Developed: 24,079thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 24,188thMost Cultured: 24,547thLowest Crime Rates: 26,628thMost Secular: 27,085thMost Advanced Public Education: 29,324th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 7th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 7th in the regionMost Stationary: 10th in the regionLargest Populations: 11th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 14th in the regionMost Influential: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 19th in the regionMost Inclusive: 20th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 21st in the regionTop
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Fattest Citizens: 23rd in the regionSafest: 23rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 24th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 25th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 26th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 29th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 31st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 32nd in the regionMost Cultured: 35th in the regionMost Developed: 36th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 37th in the regionLargest Governments: 39th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 40th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 44th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls applied to join the World Assembly.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls applied to join the World Assembly.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ravaged by a Zombie Thing Horde from New taxidermy, infecting 2 million survivors.

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