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Most Pacifist: 5,868thMost Compassionate Citizens: 8,920thNicest Citizens: 9,089th
The Red Revenants of
Democratic Socialists
Left, left, not right, left
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Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
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Westgeist

Population13.637 billion

Currencyinvisible coin
Animalpoltergeist

The Red Revenants of Westgeist is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 13.637 billion Westgeistians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Westgeistian economy, worth 500 trillion invisible coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery. Average income is 36,690 invisible coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The lactose-intolerant are force-fed cheese products with predictably gassy results, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, and soldiers have swapped their uniforms for prisonwear. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Westgeist's national animal is the poltergeist, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Westgeist is ranked 10,550th in the world and 11th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Most Stationary, with 2,280.83952637288 days.

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Most Pacifist: 5,868thMost Compassionate Citizens: 8,920thNicest Citizens: 9,089thMost Rebellious Youth: 9,096thLargest Welfare Programs: 10,381stMost Stationary: 10,550thMost Secular: 10,935thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 11,112thMost Inclusive: 12,134thMost Cheerful Citizens: 12,995thTop
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Least Corrupt Governments: 15,084thSafest: 16,489thHighest Food Quality: 16,959thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 17,173rdMost Beautiful Environments: 19,830thHighest Average Tax Rates: 21,580thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 22,304thMost Cultured: 23,790thSmartest Citizens: 24,379thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 25,020thMost Influential: 28,030th
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Most Stationary: 11th in the region

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  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Westgeist was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education and Most Influential.

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