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Highest Disposable Incomes: 970thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,031stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,410th
The Commonwealth of
Father Knows Best State
Justice, Piety, Loyalty
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Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Gradavar

Population7.689 billion

Currencymark
Animalleopard

The Commonwealth of Gradavar is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.689 billion Gradavarians 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Gradavarian economy, worth a remarkable 2,408 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 313,231 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,106,787 per year while the poor average 64,066, a ratio of 17.3 to 1.

Kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year, sniffer dogs check train passengers for body odour, and pro-democracy regime change has been avoided. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gradavar's national animal is the leopard.

Gradavar is ranked 34,136th in the world and 449th in The East Pacific for Most Stationary, with 1,297.5005237658 days.

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Highest Disposable Incomes: 970thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 1,031stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,410thMost Patriotic: 1,849thMost Corrupt Governments: 1,870thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2,094thLargest Retail Industry: 2,180thHighest Average Incomes: 2,517thTop
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Most Scientifically Advanced: 3,348thMost Developed: 3,496thLowest Crime Rates: 3,519thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,547thLargest Information Technology Sector: 3,636thSmartest Citizens: 3,746thMost Secular: 3,868thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,878thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,879thMost Influential: 4,271stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 4,903rdMost Cultured: 5,766thLargest Black Market: 5,992ndLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 6,959thLongest Average Lifespans: 6,977thMost Efficient Economies: 7,460thHealthiest Citizens: 7,666thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 8,857thHighest Economic Output: 9,636thLargest Governments: 9,932ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 10,205thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,397thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11,420thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12,649thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,769thTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 17,624thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 21,076thHighest Food Quality: 22,250thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,450thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 24,456thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,891stMost Subsidized Industry: 28,386thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 28,907th
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 9th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 17th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 22nd in the regionMost Patriotic: 23rd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 29th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 31st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 38th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 38th in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 68th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 71st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 75th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 75th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 79th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 79th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 79th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 86th in the regionMost Developed: 86th in the regionMost Secular: 92nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 100th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 128th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 140th in the regionMost Cultured: 140th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 149th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 176th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 185th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 196th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 203rd in the regionLargest Governments: 225th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 250th in the regionMost Influential: 265th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 272nd in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 274th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 294th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 375th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 390th in the regionMost Stationary: 449th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 471st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 477th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 497th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 500th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 515th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 560th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Gradavar was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport and the Top 10% for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, pro-democracy regime change has been avoided.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, sniffer dogs check train passengers for body odour.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, this year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, the meaning of life was recently discovered in the patch notes for Version 1.42.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, angst-filled teenagers are rushing off to buy government bonds for some odd reason.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, surrogate mothers are encouraged to refer to their wombs as 'rental space'.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, there's no cure or sympathy for the common cold.
  • : Following new legislation in Gradavar, overhead luggage compartments on planes sometimes conceal diminutive intelligence officers.

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