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Most Conservative: 993rdMost Income Equality: 3,082ndMost Authoritarian: 4,577th
The Community of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Bellhop
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Basket Case
Political Freedom
Rare

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Bellhop

Population4.821 billion

Currencybellhop
Animalbellhop

The Community of Bellhop is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.821 billion Bellhopians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 48.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Bellhopian economy, worth 37.9 trillion bellhops 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Trout Farming, Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 7,868 bellhops, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Colonial subjects have Bellhopian culture shoved down their throats, the Bellhop City XV Regiment (aka "The Goat Starers") have yet to win a battle, courtrooms can be a little sketchy, and in a desperate bid for cheap airfare Bellhopians can be seen jogging in a rubber suit just before flying. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bellhop's national animal is the bellhop, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bellhop is ranked 262,204th in the world and 113th in belgium for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.12 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.

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Most Conservative: 993rdTop
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Most Income Equality: 3,082ndMost Authoritarian: 4,577thTop
10%
Most Ignorant Citizens: 16,008thMost Extreme: 27,065th
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Most Conservative: 1st in the regionTop
5%
Most Income Equality: 3rd in the regionMost Authoritarian: 4th in the regionTop
10%
Most Pacifist: 10th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 10th in the regionMost Extreme: 11th in the regionMost Primitive: 12th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Bellhop's influence in Belgium rose from "Page" to "Squire".
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme.
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality.
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality.
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality.
  • : Bellhop's influence in Belgium rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
  • : Bellhop was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Income Equality.
  • : Following new legislation in Bellhop, in a desperate bid for cheap airfare Bellhopians can be seen jogging in a rubber suit just before flying.
  • : Following new legislation in Bellhop, courtrooms can be a little sketchy.

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