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Largest Populations: 3,988thMost Income Equality: 17,742ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20,411th
The Republic of
Liberal Democratic Socialists
Freedom and Happiness for all
Influence
Power
Vice-Delegate
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Fragile
Political Freedom
Superb

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November 22 1955

Population30.953 billion

CapitalThe New Angelous
LeaderAmos MaCarthy
FaithSkeptical Secularism

Currencypebble
Animalliberal monkey

The Republic of November 22 1955 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Amos MaCarthy with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory vegetarianism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 30.953 billion November 22 1955ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The New Angelous. The average income tax rate is 61.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish November 22 1955ian economy, worth 655 trillion pebbles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 21,176 pebbles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and babies are a small but significant export. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. November 22 1955's national animal is the liberal monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Skeptical Secularism.

November 22 1955 is ranked 156,677th in the world and 4th in Athine for Most Stationary, with 137.1795649828 days.

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Largest Populations: 3,988thTop
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Most Income Equality: 17,742ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 20,411th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : November 22 1955's influence in Athine fell from "Superpower" to "Power".
  • : November 22 1955's influence in Athine rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Superpower".
  • : Following new legislation in November 22 1955, babies are a small but significant export.
  • : Following new legislation in November 22 1955, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments.
  • : Following new legislation in November 22 1955, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction.
  • : Following new legislation in November 22 1955, signs saying "No Poor People or Weirdoes" are common outside shops and cafés.
  • : Following new legislation in November 22 1955, elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-pebble mansions.
  • : November 22 1955 relocated from Osiris to Athine.
  • : November 22 1955 was refounded in Osiris.
  • : November 22 1955 ceased to exist in Athine.

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