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Most Authoritarian: 10,049thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 15,604thLargest Populations: 15,864th
The Queen's State of
Psychotic Dictatorship
State
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Fragile
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Kooringa

Population20.503 billion

Currencybetale
Animaldeer

The Queen's State of Kooringa is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 20.503 billion Kooringans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 75.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Kooringan economy, worth 454 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 22,157 betales, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, elections have been outlawed, punitive tariffs protect local industry, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kooringa's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Kooringa is ranked 210,950th in the world and 590th in 0000 for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.99 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Authoritarian: 10,049thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 15,604thLargest Populations: 15,864thMost Income Equality: 16,424thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,060thHighest Average Tax Rates: 25,455thMost Ignorant Citizens: 25,830th
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 19th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 22nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 25th in the regionMost Pacifist: 27th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 30th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 33rd in the regionTop
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Largest Governments: 38th in the regionMost Inclusive: 38th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 40th in the regionMost Income Equality: 43rd in the regionSafest: 44th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 48th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 48th in the regionMost Devout: 53rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 58th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 61st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 66th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Kooringa's influence in 0000 fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork and Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : Kooringa's influence in 0000 rose from "Shoeshiner" to "Page".
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Foreign Aid Spending.
  • : Kooringa's influence in 0000 rose from "Sprat" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Dead.
  • : Kooringa was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors.
  • : Kooringa's influence in 0000 rose from "Minnow" to "Sprat".

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