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The Worker's State of Bartholomew Konechni

“Freedom is when you can say two plus two is four”

Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Civil Rights: Good	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Excellent

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: Social Liberal Union

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The Worker's State of Bartholomew Konechni is a massive, economically powerful nation, ruled by Harold Holland with an even hand, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, hard-working, intelligent population of 3.282 billion have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Equality. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Konechnigrad. The average income tax rate is 89%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material, the space program has been scrapped in order to focus on more terrestrial pursuits, and elected officials often serve for decades in a single term. Crime is totally unknown. Bartholomew Konechni's national animal is the Ox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Yen.

Bartholomew Konechni is ranked 73rd in Social Liberal Union and 4,109th in the world for Most Pacifist, scoring 357 on the Lennon-Springsteen Scale.

Top 10% of the world for Most Avoided Top 5% of Social Liberal Union for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens Top 10% of Social Liberal Union for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 10% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 10% of the world for Largest Public Sector Top 5% of the world for Happiest Citizens Top 5% of Social Liberal Union for Most Developed Top 5% of the world for Most Developed Top 10% of the world for Highest Average Tax Rates Top 10% of the world for Most Influential Top 5% of the world for Least Corrupt Governments Top 5% of the world for Nicest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Most Pacifist Top 5% of the world for Largest Public Transport Department Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 10 days ago

11 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni was reclassified from "New York Times Democracy" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".
11 days ago: Following new legislation in Bartholomew Konechni, elected officials often serve for decades in a single term.
11 days ago: Following new legislation in Bartholomew Konechni, the space program has been scrapped in order to focus on more terrestrial pursuits.
16 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni fell out of the regional Top 10% for Most Cultured.
25 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni fell out of the regional Top 10% for Most Conservative.
26 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Public Sector (last census: Top 5%).
33 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Welfare Programs (last census: Top 5%).
35 days ago: Following new legislation in Bartholomew Konechni, all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material.
36 days ago: Bartholomew Konechni was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens (last census: Top 10%).
36 days ago: Following new legislation in Bartholomew Konechni, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options.