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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 2,657thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,633rdNicest Citizens: 4,409th
The Most Serene Republic of
Left-wing Utopia
To Each His Own
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
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Sternmeer

Population10.335 billion

CapitalSternestadt
LeaderJ E M Schwarzschild Heisenberg-Kepler

Currencythaler
Animalhoney badger

The Most Serene Republic of Sternmeer is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by J E M Schwarzschild Heisenberg-Kepler with a fair hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.335 billion Sternmeerians 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 large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sternestadt. The average income tax rate is 92.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sternmeerian economy, worth a remarkable 1,706 trillion thalers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 165,109 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and future leaders of Sternmeer regularly dismiss pressing political issues when available options don't conform to their worldview. Crime is totally unknown. Sternmeer's national animal is the honey badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sternmeer is ranked 198,677th in the world and 5,171st in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 48.94553811928 days.

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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 2,657thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,633rdNicest Citizens: 4,409thMost Inclusive: 4,460thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,496thLeast Corrupt Governments: 4,737thMost Cheerful Citizens: 4,841stMost Advanced Public Transport: 4,954thBest Weather: 4,964thMost Rebellious Youth: 5,180thHighest Food Quality: 5,346thMost Beautiful Environments: 5,376thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 5,509thMost Pacifist: 5,929thMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,300thLargest Publishing Industry: 7,089thMost Developed: 7,212thSmartest Citizens: 7,573rdRudest Citizens: 7,827thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 7,844thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,854thHighest Average Tax Rates: 7,859thLongest Average Lifespans: 8,175thLargest Welfare Programs: 8,499thLargest Governments: 8,605thHealthiest Citizens: 8,609thMost Cultured: 8,945thLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,661stMost Advanced Public Education: 10,029thMost Secular: 10,238thSafest: 12,263rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,301stTop
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Highest Economic Output: 15,248thMost Efficient Economies: 16,790thHighest Average Incomes: 17,334thMost Subsidized Industry: 20,642ndLowest Crime Rates: 29,128th
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 133rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 171st in the regionNicest Citizens: 186th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 192nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 196th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 223rd in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 224th in the regionBest Weather: 247th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 252nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 273rd in the regionMost Politically Free: 291st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 311th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 316th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 317th in the regionMost Pacifist: 325th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 351st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 377th in the regionMost Developed: 403rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 411th in the regionRudest Citizens: 420th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 440th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 456th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 458th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 460th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 461st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 466th in the regionLargest Governments: 476th in the regionMost Cultured: 490th in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 543rd in the regionMost Secular: 588th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 605th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 647th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 698th in the regionSafest: 710th in the regionNudest: 947th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 949th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 991st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Sternmeer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Sternmeer's influence in Lazarus rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Sternmeer was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, future leaders of Sternmeer regularly dismiss pressing political issues when available options don't conform to their worldview.
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times.
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques.
  • : Sternmeer's influence in Lazarus rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days.
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, umbrellas are back in fashion.
  • : Following new legislation in Sternmeer, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose.

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