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Safest: 11,167thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,849thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,123rd
The Free People of
Democratic Socialists
Write Once Read Many
Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Good
Political Freedom
Some

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Neonlake

Population8.401 billion

CapitalNeonCloud
LeaderArgle the Usurper
Faiththe 5 Spheres

CurrencyFloppy Disk
Animalglow-crab

The Free People of Neonlake is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Argle the Usurper with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 8.401 billion Neonites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of NeonCloud. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Neon economy, worth 412 trillion Floppy Disks a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 49,043 Floppy Disks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, Argle the Usurper's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and trespassers entering Argle the Usurper's office are immediately vaporized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Neonlake's national animal is the glow-crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is the 5 Spheres.

Neonlake is ranked 35,685th in the world and 1,269th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.46 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Safest: 11,167thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,849thMost Valuable International Artwork: 12,123rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 13,605thMost Influential: 13,700thMost Pacifist: 14,777thHighest Average Tax Rates: 15,257thTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 16,218thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,876thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 22,407thMost Beautiful Environments: 23,940thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 24,245thHighest Food Quality: 25,275thMost Cultured: 25,686thMost Compassionate Citizens: 28,673rdMost Secular: 28,703rdMost Advanced Public Education: 29,146thMost Inclusive: 29,397thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 29,572ndNicest Citizens: 30,179thLongest Average Lifespans: 30,482nd
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 420th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 463rd in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 519th in the regionSafest: 540th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 579th in the regionMost Pacifist: 634th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 690th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 697th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Nicest Citizens.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Pacifist.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Inclusive.
  • : Neonlake was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Neonlake lodged a message on the The North Pacific Regional Message Board.

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