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Most Influential: 261stBest Weather: 1,936thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,496th
The Tsardom of
Democratic Socialists
In everything, equilibrium
Influence
Handshaker
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Very Good

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Lura

Population9.76 billion

CapitalLunaja-Solare
LeaderTsar Sorejo III

Currencygale
Animaltuatara

The Tsardom of Lura is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Tsar Sorejo III with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, free-roaming dinosaurs, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 9.76 billion Lurans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lunaja-Solare. The average income tax rate is 82.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Luran economy, worth a remarkable 1,330 trillion gales a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 136,290 gales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income, internet ads promising "hot singles in your area" are even less accurate than they used to be, signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, and social media sites go into shutdown for days at a time to censor user content. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lura's national animal is the tuatara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lura is ranked 228,083rd in the world and 185th in Forest for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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Most Influential: 261stBest Weather: 1,936thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,496thMost Pacifist: 2,836thLeast Corrupt Governments: 2,868thTop
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Most Compassionate Citizens: 3,280thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,288thNicest Citizens: 3,454thSafest: 3,482ndHealthiest Citizens: 3,654thHighest Food Quality: 3,781stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3,986thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,264thLongest Average Lifespans: 4,313thMost Cultured: 4,482ndMost Inclusive: 5,047thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,341stLargest Publishing Industry: 6,351stMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,742ndSmartest Citizens: 7,012thMost Developed: 7,317thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,393rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,871stMost Advanced Public Education: 8,925thMost Secular: 10,156thLargest Welfare Programs: 10,172ndHighest Poor Incomes: 10,280thLowest Crime Rates: 11,996thTop
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Largest Governments: 15,311thHighest Average Tax Rates: 16,080thMost Advanced Public Transport: 17,106thMost Rebellious Youth: 17,561stMost Income Equality: 18,694thMost Stationary: 20,216thHighest Economic Output: 21,132ndHighest Average Incomes: 28,315th
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Most Influential: 10th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 11th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Lura was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Influential and Most Beautiful Environments and the Top 5% for Highest Food Quality, Most World Assembly Endorsements, and Most Developed.
  • : Lura was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Lura was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Lura lodged a message on the Forest Regional Message Board.
  • : Lura lodged a message on the Forest Regional Message Board.
  • : Lura was reclassified from "Scandinavian Liberal Paradise" to "Democratic Socialists".
  • : Lura endorsed The Suspicious Minds of The Realizer.
  • : Lura was endorsed by The Suspicious Minds of The Realizer.
  • : Lura was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Lura was endorsed by The Suspicious Minds of The Realizer.

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