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Most Valuable International Artwork: 5,308thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,870thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,999th
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Yalkan

Population15.788 billion

CapitalZeta
LeaderKing Amias I

CurrencyDram
AnimalDipper

The Commonwealth of Yalkan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by King Amias I with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.788 billion Yalken hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeta. The average income tax rate is 87.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yalken economy, worth a remarkable 2,047 trillion Drams a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 129,681 Drams, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

When electric cars arrived nobody heard them coming, the contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Yalkan, carbon-footprint restrictions are making businesses walk, and war criminals are given full state funerals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yalkan's national animal is the Dipper, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Yalkan is ranked 15,411th in the world and 678th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 100 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 5,308thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,870thLargest Welfare Programs: 7,999thMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,250thMost Influential: 8,444thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 8,767thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 9,205thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 9,487thMost Beautiful Environments: 9,549thSafest: 10,520thBest Weather: 11,383rdHighest Economic Output: 11,919thHighest Average Tax Rates: 12,311thLargest Publishing Industry: 12,449thMost Developed: 12,548thLongest Average Lifespans: 12,652ndMost Inclusive: 14,029thHighest Food Quality: 14,093rdLowest Crime Rates: 14,340thHighest Poor Incomes: 14,436thLargest Governments: 14,576thTop
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Most Cultured: 15,411thSmartest Citizens: 15,898thMost Secular: 17,112thMost Compassionate Citizens: 18,023rdNicest Citizens: 18,228thNudest: 18,625thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,900thMost Subsidized Industry: 20,349thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 20,971stLargest Populations: 24,358thHealthiest Citizens: 25,213thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 25,646thMost Efficient Economies: 27,019th
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 280th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 309th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 346th in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 365th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 379th in the regionNudest: 381st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 408th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 409th in the regionLargest Populations: 412th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 472nd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 498th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 511th in the regionSafest: 512th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 519th in the regionBest Weather: 548th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 565th in the regionMost Secular: 568th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 583rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 585th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 604th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 604th in the regionLargest Governments: 608th in the regionMost Developed: 626th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 644th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 672nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 674th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 676th in the regionMost Cultured: 678th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 683rd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 688th in the region

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