by Max Barry

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 3,212thLargest Agricultural Sector: 9,723rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,366th
The Republic of
Psychotic Dictatorship
The Truth is Vitally Important
Influence
Page
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Truth Talk

Population4.935 billion

CapitalTruth Talk Town

CurrencyOnly the Truth
AnimalAnimals that Do Not Lie

The Republic of Truth Talk is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, digital currency, and ritual sacrifices. The cynical, devout population of 4.935 billion Truth Talkians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Truth Talk Town. The average income tax rate is 75.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Truth Talkian economy, worth 568 trillion Only the Truths 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 a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. 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 an impressive 115,162 Only the Truths, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, and citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Truth Talk's national animal is the Animals that Do Not Lie, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Truth Talk is ranked 37,758th in the world and 78th in The Funian Puppet Region for Largest Governments, scoring 25 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.

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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 3,212thTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 9,723rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 10,366thMost Patriotic: 14,558thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14,860thTop
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Best Weather: 18,017thLongest Average Lifespans: 18,813thMost Authoritarian: 19,819thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 20,326thHealthiest Citizens: 21,134thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 21,158thLargest Black Market: 21,234thMost Developed: 21,852ndMost Beautiful Environments: 22,498thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,613thMost Advanced Public Transport: 22,639thMost Subsidized Industry: 24,049thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,063rdMost Corrupt Governments: 24,498thHighest Poor Incomes: 24,880thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 25,106thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 26,327thHighest Average Tax Rates: 27,077th
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Longest Average Lifespans: 3rd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 7th in the regionTop
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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 10th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 16th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 21st in the regionBest Weather: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 22nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 29th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 29th in the regionMost Patriotic: 32nd in the regionMost Developed: 35th in the regionTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 38th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 42nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 46th in the regionMost Income Equality: 48th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 49th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 49th in the regionMost Extreme: 63rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 65th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 66th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, smoking is banned in public areas.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll.
  • : Following new legislation in Truth Talk, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct.

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