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Most Ignorant Citizens: 1,012thLargest Retail Industry: 1,044thHighest Crime Rates: 1,220th
The Republic of
Authoritarian Democracy
NS info are not cannon, mostly. TNP SR RPer
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Reasonable
Political Freedom
Average

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Townsvalley

Population8.272 billion

CurrencyHekte
AnimalMarkhor

The Republic of Townsvalley is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its smutty television, avowedly heterosexual populace, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.272 billion Citizens are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Administration, although Environment, Law & Order, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 12.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Townsvalleyian economy, worth 518 trillion Hektes 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Retail, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. 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 62,706 Hektes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, former planespotters are dusting off long-abandoned anoraks, asthmatics can now suffer the effects of polluting chimneys from further away than ever before, and binoculars sales are at an all-time high. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Townsvalley's national animal is the Markhor, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Townsvalley is ranked 40,985th in the world and 2,251st in Balder for Most Cultured, scoring 74 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Ignorant Citizens: 1,012thLargest Retail Industry: 1,044thHighest Crime Rates: 1,220thMost Primitive: 1,455thMost Avoided: 2,514thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,680thTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 5,355thMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,682ndLargest Black Market: 13,160thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 21,329thMost Authoritarian: 21,733rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 26,318thMost Conservative: 28,696th
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Largest Retail Industry: 37th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 50th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 74th in the regionMost Primitive: 77th in the regionTop
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Most Avoided: 147th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 187th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 295th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 453rd in the regionTop
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Most Authoritarian: 1,042nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 1,047th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, binoculars sales are at an all-time high.
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, asthmatics can now suffer the effects of polluting chimneys from further away than ever before.
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, former planespotters are dusting off long-abandoned anoraks.
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda.
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop.
  • : Townsvalley's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Townsvalley's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, the government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year.
  • : Following new legislation in Townsvalley, corrupt Party bureaucrats are being voted out of office in overwhelming numbers.
  • : Townsvalley was reclassified from "Psychotic Dictatorship" to "Authoritarian Democracy".

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