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Most Cultured: 5,696thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,746thMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,239th
The Constitutional Monarchy of
Mother Knows Best State
Hail Elayu the Beautiful
Queen Juliet Rose I
Influence
Minnow
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Elayu

Population8.035 billion

CapitalAlayu City
LeaderQueen Juliet Rose I
FaithRoseism

CurrencyAlayu
AnimalSalyu

The Constitutional Monarchy of Elayu is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Queen Juliet Rose I with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, aversion to nipples, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 8.035 billion Elayuans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alayu City. The average income tax rate is 84.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Elayuan economy, worth a remarkable 1,051 trillion Alayus a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 130,816 Alayus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Protesters against the government are hanged as a warning to others, the nation's new currency features full-length portraits of Queen Juliet Rose I in ermine and velvet garb, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elayu's national animal is the Salyu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roseism.

Elayu is ranked 10,973rd in the world and 632nd in Balder for Safest, scoring 119.88 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Most Cultured: 5,696thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,746thMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,239thHighest Food Quality: 6,296thNicest Citizens: 6,428thMost Compassionate Citizens: 6,611thBest Weather: 7,360thMost Beautiful Environments: 7,699thMost Inclusive: 7,784thHealthiest Citizens: 8,425thLongest Average Lifespans: 9,364thLowest Crime Rates: 9,554thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 9,661stMost Developed: 10,200thMost Scientifically Advanced: 10,782ndSafest: 10,973rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 11,121stMost Advanced Public Education: 11,681stTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 15,015thHighest Average Tax Rates: 15,073rdSmartest Citizens: 15,871stLargest Governments: 15,878thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,999thMost Pacifist: 20,291stMost Patriotic: 21,165thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 21,327thMost Advanced Public Transport: 21,726thMost Efficient Economies: 23,985thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 28,323rd
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Most Cultured: 270th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 280th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 284th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 287th in the regionNicest Citizens: 319th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 335th in the regionMost Inclusive: 358th in the regionBest Weather: 390th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 409th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 413th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 498th in the regionMost Developed: 532nd in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 551st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 556th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 597th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 597th in the regionSafest: 632nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 656th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 849th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 863rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 880th in the regionLargest Governments: 883rd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 951st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Elayu was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork.
  • : Elayu's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Minnow".
  • : Following new legislation in Elayu, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings.
  • : Following new legislation in Elayu, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles.
  • : Following new legislation in Elayu, the nation's new currency features full-length portraits of Queen Juliet Rose I in ermine and velvet garb.
  • : Following new legislation in Elayu, protesters against the government are hanged as a warning to others.
  • : Elayu was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Mother Knows Best State".
  • : Following new legislation in Elayu, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway.
  • : Elayu altered its national flag.
  • : Elayu was refounded in Balder.

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