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Highest Drug Use: 8thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18thMost Ignorant Citizens: 25th
The Truly Free State of
Anarchy
That's your own problem!
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Frightening
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Widely Abused

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Western Scientificum

Population20.469 billion

CapitalThe Hut
LeaderNobody
Faitha minor religion

CurrencyShiny Rock
AnimalGreat Silver Bird

The Truly Free State of Western Scientificum is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Nobody with a fair hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 20.469 billion Western Scientists live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Administration, with Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Healthcare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Hut. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Western Scientist economy, worth a remarkable 1,690 trillion Shiny Rocks a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 82,571 Shiny Rocks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, anti-government web sites are springing up, and life is somewhat repetitive. Crime is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Western Scientificum's national animal is the Great Silver Bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is a minor religion.

Western Scientificum is ranked 6,011th in the world and 48th in the Rejected Realms for Most Stationary, with 2,968.66476672 days.

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Highest Drug Use: 8thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18thMost Ignorant Citizens: 25thMost Devout: 43rdHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 54thRudest Citizens: 85thFattest Citizens: 85thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 104thHighest Crime Rates: 126thMost Avoided: 160thMost Armed: 204thMost Corrupt Governments: 222ndLargest Retail Industry: 574thMost Primitive: 826thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 2,308thTop
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Most Stationary: 6,012thMost Efficient Economies: 6,251stLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 6,699thMost Valuable International Artwork: 7,732ndHighest Disposable Incomes: 11,653rdMost Influential: 13,413thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 15,467thNudest: 15,794thLargest Populations: 15,870thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 24,148thMost Politically Free: 24,544thMost Extreme: 26,014thMost Pro-Market: 26,455thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 29,511th
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 2nd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 4th in the regionRudest Citizens: 5th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 5th in the regionFattest Citizens: 5th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 9th in the regionMost Avoided: 11th in the regionMost Armed: 11th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 15th in the regionMost Primitive: 25th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 28th in the regionMost Stationary: 48th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 51st in the regionTop
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Most Politically Free: 124th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 159th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 173rd in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 192nd in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 228th in the regionMost Extreme: 238th in the regionLargest Populations: 242nd in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 289th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 324th in the regionMost Influential: 328th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 351st in the regionNudest: 421st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, anti-government web sites are springing up.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, life is somewhat repetitive.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, new treatments are rejected if they cannot be explained using only one-syllable words.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, a commonwealth of equal nations recognises that Western Scientificum is a bit more equal than the others.
  • : Following new legislation in Western Scientificum, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries.

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