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Safest: 11,868thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,760thLargest Publishing Industry: 16,491st
The Empire of
Democratic Socialists
We Will Endure
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Very Good

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Maerland

Population2.39 billion

CapitalAnchorite
LeaderEmperor Cedric Ardentius

CurrencyMaer
AnimalBlue Whale

The Empire of Maerland is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Cedric Ardentius with an even hand, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and avant-garde cinema. The quiet, industrious population of 2.39 billion Maerlandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Anchorite. The average income tax rate is 60.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Maerlandian economy, worth 258 trillion Maers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,126 Maers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Maerlandian actors literally work from cradle to grave, forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies, pieces of iron pyrite are believed to be worth their weight in gold, and coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Maerland's national animal is the Blue Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Maerland is ranked 267,643rd in the world and 29th in The Germanic isles for Most Stationary, with 12.04861728888 days.

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Safest: 11,868thLargest Welfare Programs: 13,760thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 16,491stMost Pacifist: 19,769thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 20,020thLargest Retail Industry: 21,868thLargest Agricultural Sector: 24,944thMost Patriotic: 26,594thMost Secular: 26,646th
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Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 1st in the regionTop
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Safest: 3rd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, pieces of iron pyrite are believed to be worth their weight in gold.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, forty-year-old men are asked for their ID before watching the latest pony cartoon movies.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, Maerlandian actors literally work from cradle to grave.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Maerland.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, Emperor Cedric Ardentius's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, the number of children one can have is restricted by law.
  • : Following new legislation in Maerland, female smokers cut their hair and don suits to get into male-only clubs.
  • : Maerland's influence in The Germanic isles rose from "Page" to "Squire".

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