Location: Ireland

Overview • Factbook • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The Theocratic People's Republic of Patricant is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Roman Larkomovic with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies. Its compassionate population of 3.594 billion are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it is mainly concerned with Religion & Spirituality, although Law & Order and Education are on the agenda. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Waldo. The average income tax rate is 72%, and even higher for the wealthy. A substantial private sector is dominated by the Tourism industry.

Badminton was recently banned due to 'unacceptable violence' inherent to the game, the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, and schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patricant's national animal is the Motta Snake, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is Christianity, and its currency is the Teres.

Patricant is ranked 24th in Ireland and 48,705th in the world for Most Extreme, scoring 20 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.

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