NationStates | The Friendly Neighbor of Markdegrey

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Category: Father Knows Best State
Civil Rights: Below Average	Economy: Frightening	Political Freedoms: Unheard Of

Regional Influence: Minnow

Location: The North Pacific

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The Friendly Neighbor of Markdegrey is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Your BFF with an iron fist, and notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.093 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of PB and J. The average income tax rate is 69%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling industries.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, the new hit series "Markdegrey's Got Trauma" has corporate executives fleeing the country, and the police have been swamped with requests to stay up past bedtime. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Markdegrey's national animal is the Mushroom, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, its national religion is Just Be, and its currency is the Bean.

Markdegrey is ranked 71st in The North Pacific and 3,293rd in the world for Shortest Average Lifespan, scoring 21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.

Top 5% of The North Pacific for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Agricultural Sector Top 5% of the world for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens Top 10% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector Top 5% of the world for Most Avoided Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry Top 5% of The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector Top 5% of the world for Largest Cheese Export Sector Top 10% of the world for Most Corrupt Governments Top 5% of the world for Shortest Average Lifespan Top 10% of The North Pacific for Largest Defense Forces Top 10% of the world for Largest Defense Forces Top 10% of the world for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 5% of The North Pacific for Fastest-Growing Economies Top 10% of the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates Top 1% of The North Pacific for Most World Assembly Endorsements Top 1% of the world for Most World Assembly Endorsements Top 5% of the world for Fattest Citizens Top 5% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector Top 10% of the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 5% of The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry Top 10% of the world for Most Godforsaken Top 10% of The North Pacific for Largest Public Sector Top 1% of the world for Most Influential Top 5% of the world for Largest Insurance Industry Top 10% of the world for Lowest Crime Rates Top 5% of The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates Top 10% of the world for Largest Mining Sector Top 5% of the world for Rudest Citizens Top 10% of the world for Safest

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 1 day 3 hours ago

15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, the police have been swamped with requests to stay up past bedtime.
15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, the new hit series "Markdegrey's Got Trauma" has corporate executives fleeing the country.
2 days 3 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes.
2 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, tourists outnumber citizens two to one.
3 days 15 hours ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, the government seizes all major gold finds.
4 days ago: Markdegrey endorsed The Kingdom of Casal Centeio.
5 days ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, military spending is on the increase.
5 days ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Markdegrey.
5 days ago: Following new legislation in Markdegrey, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high.

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World Assembly

Endorsements Received: 91 (Denarian Knight, Grosseschnauzer, Enif, Moany Old Gits, Whereisthatistan, Groovistan, Velon, Soulful Gooks, Agramer, Yaorozu, Tilling-on-Sea, Span, Spadestan, Non-Exploding Cupcake, New Greasbyland, Blacknoirschwarz, Elevation, MY MONARCHY, Felenia, Espana Japones, New Allied Australia, FALCONKATS, Laibach, Zzzaaa, The Turd Kind, New-Magrathea, Novare Res, Boggovia, Pelkonen, Drewsenshireton, Liononim, The Union of Liberty, Fengate, Former English Colony, Llerrac Yar, Gwondalin, SWACURH, Sydia, Oneofakynd, Mk Steele, KokoPuppyLand, Karaface, Herzliyya, Edison Culver, Great Ceylon, Pasargad, Andromeda Islands, Valerik, Tirantus, Selfgradatude, Kitabo, Corrigador, Blackshear41, Frenulumnia, Sohviet, Gladio, Tripolipoli, Moldavian Territories, Leeste, Patriarchae, Ischaemia, Blue Wolf II, Valkyrie Islands, Andoram, Zemnaya Svoboda, Namyeknom, The Wilhelm Union, The Kingdom of McMasterdonia, WALDMAC, Eumbner, Far Away, Soyuz od al-Muftistan, Redamerica, Ashleende, Great Bights Mum, Nphyx, Teutonenberg, Rubrum Natio, Red Snapperstein, Spikester, The Dark Poet Society, Cacabumbumga, The Duchy of Inspiratia, Kerlone Adinine, Wisconsota, Abstain, Kannedom, Mancunia Revolution, Haor Chall, Isteria, Casal Centeio)