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Most Pacifist: 1,724thLeast Corrupt Governments: 1,807thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1,835th
The Republic of
Left-wing Utopia
Per aspera ad astra
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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Piscina

Population8.851 billion

CapitalCivitas Libera

CurrencyCertainly Not Yerbit
AnimalSalmon

The Republic of Piscina is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, hatred of cheese, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.851 billion Piscinans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Civitas Libera. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Piscinan economy, worth a remarkable 1,364 trillion Certainly Not Yerbits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 154,144 Certainly Not Yerbits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay, and Leader is considering changing the Piscinan flag to one with more glitter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Piscina's national animal is the Salmon, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Piscina is ranked 115,333rd in the world and 1,939th in Balder for Most Stationary, with 330.14484426272 days.

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Most Pacifist: 1,724thLeast Corrupt Governments: 1,807thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1,835thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,925thMost Advanced Public Education: 2,183rdSafest: 2,370thMost Developed: 2,524thMost Compassionate Citizens: 2,736thTop
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Most Secular: 2,991stNicest Citizens: 3,093rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,599thMost Beautiful Environments: 3,606thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,723rdSmartest Citizens: 3,845thMost Inclusive: 3,862ndLongest Average Lifespans: 3,927thBest Weather: 4,031stHealthiest Citizens: 4,058thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,213thHighest Food Quality: 4,410thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 4,721stLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,199thLowest Crime Rates: 5,872ndLargest Governments: 5,916thMost Cultured: 7,786thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,862ndLargest Welfare Programs: 8,892ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 8,959thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 10,506thMost Advanced Public Transport: 11,568thTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 17,663rdMost Efficient Economies: 17,701stLargest Publishing Industry: 18,545thMost Subsidized Industry: 19,838thHighest Economic Output: 20,101stHighest Average Incomes: 20,705thMost Income Equality: 23,214thMost Influential: 24,808th
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Most Pacifist: 60th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 65th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 66th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 77th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 77th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 96th in the regionMost Developed: 100th in the regionSafest: 101st in the regionTop
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Nicest Citizens: 113th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 138th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 139th in the regionMost Inclusive: 139th in the regionMost Secular: 152nd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 155th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 167th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 168th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 173rd in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 183rd in the regionBest Weather: 184th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 191st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 200th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 225th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 240th in the regionLargest Governments: 272nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 298th in the regionMost Influential: 318th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 343rd in the regionMost Cultured: 382nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 409th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 460th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 503rd in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 686th in the regionMost Income Equality: 704th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 922nd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 925th in the regionMost Politically Free: 932nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 972nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, Leader is considering changing the Piscinan flag to one with more glitter.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, parents dread their examinations more than their children.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, one can wake up in Piscina and have breakfast in Bigtopia.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, saying "don't do anything that Leader wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, worried-looking neonatal nurses are being deployed in place of SWAT teams during dangerous drug busts.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation.
  • : Following new legislation in Piscina, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'.

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