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The Backwardest Nation You Know

Population7.237 billion

CapitalReversia
LeaderPrime Reflector Janora Niffoni

CurrencyBackit
AnimalSnow Dragonfly

The Peculiar Paradise of The Backwardest Nation You Know is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Prime Reflector Janora Niffoni with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ban on automobiles, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.237 billion Backwardians 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, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Welfare, Environment, and Administration also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reversia. The average income tax rate is 98.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Backwardian economy, worth a remarkable 1,310 trillion Backits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,067 Backits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Prime Reflector Janora Niffoni, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, and immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs. Crime is totally unknown. The Backwardest Nation You Know's national animal is the Snow Dragonfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Backwardest Nation You Know is ranked 2,888th in the world and 60th in The East Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 221 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Least Corrupt Governments: 576thLargest Welfare Programs: 641stMost Compassionate Citizens: 802ndNicest Citizens: 815thMost Pacifist: 1,008thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1,075thMost Cheerful Citizens: 1,107thMost Inclusive: 1,134thMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,236thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,300thBest Weather: 1,385thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,455thHighest Food Quality: 1,514thMost Developed: 1,579thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,609thSafest: 1,656thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,798thHealthiest Citizens: 1,817thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,854thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,976thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,481stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,692ndLargest Governments: 2,843rdMost Cultured: 2,888thTop
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Smartest Citizens: 3,108thLargest Publishing Industry: 3,186thMost Advanced Public Transport: 3,676thHighest Poor Incomes: 4,220thLowest Crime Rates: 5,113thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5,253rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 6,582ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 7,302ndMost Income Equality: 12,769thHighest Average Incomes: 13,321stMost Secular: 14,565thTop
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Nudest: 16,132ndHighest Economic Output: 20,982ndMost Efficient Economies: 22,303rdMost Subsidized Industry: 22,846thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 27,321st
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Largest Welfare Programs: 4th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 13th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 13th in the regionNicest Citizens: 13th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 18th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 20th in the regionMost Pacifist: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 24th in the regionMost Inclusive: 26th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 28th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 33rd in the regionBest Weather: 33rd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 35th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 35th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 36th in the regionMost Developed: 39th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 42nd in the regionSafest: 43rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 44th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 45th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 45th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 59th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 59th in the regionMost Cultured: 60th in the regionLargest Governments: 61st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 66th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 72nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 81st in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 117th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 138th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 150th in the regionMost Politically Free: 153rd in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 153rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 205th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 225th in the regionNudest: 251st in the regionMost Income Equality: 258th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 304th in the regionMost Secular: 321st in the regionMost Extreme: 329th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 417th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 442nd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 495th in the region

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