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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 1,260thBest Weather: 11,148thHealthiest Citizens: 12,084th
The Armed Republic of
Iron Fist Consumerists
All for Muffins; Muffins for All, hopefully
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Muffinses

Population538 million

CapitalMuffiscaland

CurrencyMuffinose
AnimalMuffin

The Armed Republic of Muffinses is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 538 million Muffinesians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Muffiscaland. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Muffinsesian economy, worth 54.4 trillion Muffinoses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 101,184 Muffinoses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Discarded pennies litter the streets, the fate of the world literally rests on Leader's fingers, artists are pillars of society, and the military has gone fission for more funding. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Muffinses's national animal is the Muffin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Muffinses is ranked 19,564th in the world and 359th in the Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.22 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 1,260thTop
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Best Weather: 11,148thHealthiest Citizens: 12,084thLongest Average Lifespans: 13,187thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 13,643rdTop
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Most Popular Tourist Destinations: 15,537thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,486thLowest Crime Rates: 19,613thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21,851stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 22,466thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 24,630thHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,972ndMost Cultured: 26,471stMost Advanced Public Transport: 28,104thLargest Agricultural Sector: 28,391stLargest Welfare Programs: 29,333rd
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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 27th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 182nd in the regionTop
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Best Weather: 230th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 258th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 268th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 277th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 301st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 311th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 359th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 360th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 363rd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 400th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 411th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 424th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, the military has gone fission for more funding.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, artists are pillars of society.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, the fate of the world literally rests on Leader's fingers.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, discarded pennies litter the streets.
  • : Muffinses voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Declaration Against Slavery and its Violence".
  • : Muffinses voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Reducing Bycatch".
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, all guns must be registered.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, a government program is underway to revitalize Muffinses's beaches.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, the installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused.
  • : Following new legislation in Muffinses, serial commas clarify the relationship between one's lackeys, the taxpayers, and kinsfolk.

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