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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 224thMost Primitive: 474thMost Ignorant Citizens: 934th
The Rippling Green Needle-Sea of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Come to the forest, for here is rest.
Connie Ferous
Influence
Sprat
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Coniferous Forests

Population9.843 billion

CapitalTreehouse
LeaderConnie Ferous
FaithDruidism

CurrencyNeedle
AnimalOwl

The Rippling Green Needle-Sea of Coniferous Forests is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Connie Ferous with an iron fist, and notable for its feral children, lack of airports, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.843 billion Forestians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Environment, although Industry, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Education and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Treehouse. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Coniferous Forestsian economy, worth 979 trillion Needles 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 Tourism, Retail, and Basket Weaving. 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 99,510 Needles, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 300,326 per year while the poor average 25,688, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

EpiPen sales have skyrocketed, citizens are deeply regretting challenging the government to be honest about its intentions, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, and nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Coniferous Forests's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Druidism.

Coniferous Forests is ranked 8,390th in the world and 25th in Forest for Most Corrupt Governments, with 170.86 kickbacks per hour.

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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 224thMost Primitive: 474thMost Ignorant Citizens: 934thHighest Crime Rates: 1,196thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1,909thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 3,128thMost Advanced Public Transport: 3,570thMost Avoided: 4,653rdLargest Black Market: 4,965thMost Beautiful Environments: 5,419thNudest: 5,652ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 6,760thBest Weather: 7,286thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 7,826thMost Corrupt Governments: 8,390thMost Secular: 9,536thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,029thLargest Retail Industry: 20,136thMost Armed: 23,294thMost Influential: 23,560thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 24,142ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 27,637th
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Nudest: 7th in the regionMost Primitive: 9th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 13th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 15th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 16th in the regionTop
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Largest Black Market: 18th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 20th in the regionMost Avoided: 20th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 22nd in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 25th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 25th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 28th in the region

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