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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 156thMost Advanced Public Transport: 314thLargest Welfare Programs: 406th
The Democratic Republic of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Can't We All Just Get Along?
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Excellent

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The Glorious Republic of Basket Cases

Population20.398 billion

CapitalBasketopia

CurrencyBasket
AnimalGiant Rat

The Democratic Republic of The Glorious Republic of Basket Cases is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 20.398 billion Basket Cases have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Basketopia. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Basket Casean economy, worth a remarkable 2,928 trillion Baskets a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 143,559 Baskets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, there's more vermin than ever on the metro, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, and Basket Casean husbands are dead good at fathering kids. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Glorious Republic of Basket Cases's national animal is the Giant Rat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Glorious Republic of Basket Cases is ranked 10,022nd in the world and 87th in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 2,342.9180491426 days.

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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 156thMost Advanced Public Transport: 314thLargest Welfare Programs: 406thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 897thMost Pacifist: 1,071stMost Advanced Public Education: 1,388thNicest Citizens: 1,928thMost Cheerful Citizens: 2,010thMost Compassionate Citizens: 2,023rdSafest: 2,040thHighest Average Tax Rates: 2,109thMost Developed: 2,256thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,497thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,677thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,887thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 3,032ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,037thBest Weather: 3,226thLeast Corrupt Governments: 3,228thLargest Governments: 3,465thHighest Food Quality: 3,466thHealthiest Citizens: 3,557thMost Inclusive: 3,580thLowest Crime Rates: 3,633rdMost Cultured: 4,046thSmartest Citizens: 4,689thHighest Economic Output: 7,515thMost Subsidized Industry: 9,231stMost Stationary: 10,022ndTop
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Most Secular: 14,987thMost Influential: 15,287thLargest Populations: 15,943rdLargest Publishing Industry: 16,503rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,479thMost Scientifically Advanced: 19,834thHighest Poor Incomes: 20,151stHighest Average Incomes: 24,756th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 10th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 14th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 19th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 28th in the regionMost Pacifist: 35th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 41st in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 51st in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 57th in the regionNicest Citizens: 57th in the regionSafest: 57th in the regionMost Developed: 59th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 59th in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 71st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 75th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 79th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 80th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 83rd in the regionBest Weather: 85th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 86th in the regionMost Stationary: 87th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 88th in the regionMost Inclusive: 91st in the regionLargest Governments: 91st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 97th in the regionMost Cultured: 98th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 112th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 123rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 179th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 201st in the regionLargest Populations: 244th in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 376th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 386th in the regionMost Influential: 413th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 490th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 492nd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 545th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 630th in the regionNudest: 689th in the region

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