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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,173rdLargest Black Market: 2,481stMost Subsidized Industry: 3,897th
The Republic of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Latvia
Influence
Hatchling
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Latvia

Population22.781 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Republic of Latvia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, rampant corporate plagiarism, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 22.781 billion Latvians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Latvian economy, worth a remarkable 3,873 trillion Golds 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. 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 an impressive 170,032 Golds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 645,094 per year while the poor average 31,111, a ratio of 20.7 to 1.

Strange looking men with big red noses are found hiding behind bushes and inside dustbins, politicians preface their speeches with a declaration that any resemblance to speeches given by individuals living or dead is purely coincidental, the entire entry for Latvia in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', and government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Latvia's national animal is the Elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Latvia is ranked 234,049th in the world and 7,366th in Lazarus for Most Stationary, with 23.14399213228 days.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,173rdLargest Black Market: 2,481stTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 3,897thHighest Economic Output: 4,993rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,139thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,242ndMost Patriotic: 6,599thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 7,525thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 7,564thLargest Mining Sector: 7,993rdLargest Manufacturing Sector: 9,300thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,425thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9,717thMost Armed: 9,762ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,844thMost Advanced Public Education: 10,082ndMost Corrupt Governments: 11,369thLargest Populations: 11,747thLargest Governments: 11,895thMost Cultured: 12,014thTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 15,903rdHighest Average Incomes: 16,016thMost Developed: 16,144thLongest Average Lifespans: 18,869thHealthiest Citizens: 26,318thMost Efficient Economies: 27,491stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 28,420th
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 143rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 146th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 168th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 295th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 345th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 372nd in the regionLargest Populations: 429th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 511th in the regionMost Patriotic: 524th in the regionTop
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Largest Mining Sector: 554th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 576th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 585th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 611th in the regionMost Armed: 685th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 689th in the regionMost Cultured: 689th in the regionLargest Governments: 720th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 810th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 822nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 949th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 953rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 980th in the regionMost Developed: 1,040th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Latvia's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Latvia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Latvia's influence in Lazarus rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Latvia was refounded in Lazarus.
  • : Latvia ceased to exist in Balder.
  • : Latvia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Food Quality.
  • : Latvia's influence in Balder rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Latvia's influence in Balder rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Latvia was refounded in Balder.
  • : Latvia ceased to exist in Kantrias.

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