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Most Rebellious Youth: 2,978thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,322ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,498th
The Learning State of
New York Times Democracy
Life is a conundrum of esoterica.
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Widely Abused

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

ViceCountry

Population5.93 billion

CapitalThe Intersection
LeaderThe Professor
FaithSeekers of Knowledge

CurrencyVicePoint
AnimalFlying Textbook

The Learning State of ViceCountry is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Professor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.93 billion Vicelanders enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Intersection. The average income tax rate is 83.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vice economy, worth 900 trillion VicePoints a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 151,790 VicePoints, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, the election for The Professor's office's janitor is heating up, volunteers are signing up to take arms against an incursion of flesh-eating zombies (ViceCountry has found 3 easter eggs), and bad punctuation has come to a full stop. Crime is totally unknown. ViceCountry's national animal is the Flying Textbook, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Seekers of Knowledge.

ViceCountry is ranked 11,102nd in the world and 655th in Osiris for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 10,642.55 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.

Top
5%
Most Rebellious Youth: 2,978thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 4,322ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,498thLargest Information Technology Sector: 5,792ndMost Pacifist: 6,241stLargest Welfare Programs: 6,442ndSafest: 7,138thMost Inclusive: 7,147thMost Developed: 8,267thSmartest Citizens: 8,489thMost Advanced Public Transport: 10,142ndHighest Food Quality: 10,398thMost Cheerful Citizens: 10,404thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 11,085thMost Advanced Public Education: 11,102ndNicest Citizens: 11,856thMost Compassionate Citizens: 12,393rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,512thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13,879thMost Cultured: 14,366thMost Beautiful Environments: 14,371stHighest Poor Incomes: 14,383rdLargest Governments: 14,471stTop
10%
Largest Publishing Industry: 14,964thHighest Average Tax Rates: 15,513thMost Scientifically Advanced: 15,782ndLongest Average Lifespans: 15,796thMost Secular: 18,685thLeast Corrupt Governments: 20,008thHighest Average Incomes: 22,009thMost Politically Free: 24,700thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,939thMost Efficient Economies: 26,261stHighest Drug Use: 28,743rd
Top
5%
Most Politically Free: 140th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 168th in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 251st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 271st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 275th in the regionHighest Drug Use: 362nd in the regionMost Pacifist: 365th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 367th in the regionMost Inclusive: 372nd in the regionSafest: 423rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 428th in the regionMost Developed: 442nd in the regionTop
10%
Highest Food Quality: 569th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 580th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 616th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 655th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 661st in the regionNicest Citizens: 709th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 749th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 788th in the regionMost Cultured: 821st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 828th in the regionLargest Governments: 830th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 868th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 872nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 897th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 911th in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 913th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 935th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 959th in the regionMost Secular: 1,074th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : ViceCountry was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed, Highest Poor Incomes, Highest Food Quality, Most Beautiful Environments, and Most Inclusive.
  • : ViceCountry was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth, the Top 5% for Largest Publishing Industry, and the Top 10% for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : ViceCountry's influence in Osiris rose from "Nipper" to "Minnow".
  • : ViceCountry was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Following new legislation in ViceCountry, bad punctuation has come to a full stop.
  • : Following new legislation in ViceCountry, volunteers are signing up to take arms against an incursion of flesh-eating zombies (ViceCountry has found 3 easter eggs).
  • : Following new legislation in ViceCountry, the election for The Professor's office's janitor is heating up.
  • : Following new legislation in ViceCountry, whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company.
  • : ViceCountry was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Longest Average Lifespans and Highest Average Tax Rates.
  • : ViceCountry was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates.

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