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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,362ndLargest Publishing Industry: 3,782ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,831st
The Elixian State of
Father Knows Best State
For the Elix, or For Nothing!
Volus Valorrius Harkearean
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Norcourt

Population15.63 billion

CapitalNorcourtia
LeaderVolus Valorrius Harkearean
FaithThe Elixian Code

CurrencyKade
AnimalUlca

The Elixian State of Norcourt is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Volus Valorrius Harkearean with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, smutty television, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 15.63 billion Norcourtians 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.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Norcourtia. The average income tax rate is 91.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Norcourtian economy, worth a remarkable 2,612 trillion Kades a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 167,153 Kades, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come, foreign lack of enthusiasm for Norcourtian nose-flute disco metal is seen as a reasonable casus belli, financial investors are noting a boom in artillery, and owning a tractor is widely regarded as an essential prerequisite to most government positions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Norcourt's national animal is the Ulca, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Elixian Code.

Norcourt is ranked 175,270th in the world and 3,664th in Osiris for Most Stationary, with 88.8226167646 days.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,362ndTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 3,782ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4,831stMost Rebellious Youth: 5,764thLargest Governments: 7,704thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,610thHighest Economic Output: 8,716thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 9,650thMost Developed: 10,475thLowest Crime Rates: 11,141stMost Advanced Public Education: 11,198thMost Cultured: 11,212thSmartest Citizens: 13,189thLargest Retail Industry: 13,768thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 14,617thTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 15,022ndLongest Average Lifespans: 16,751stHighest Average Incomes: 16,775thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 16,990thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 17,171stMost Scientifically Advanced: 17,856thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,141stMost Secular: 19,219thHealthiest Citizens: 19,573rdMost Corrupt Governments: 19,970thMost Efficient Economies: 21,380thHighest Food Quality: 23,206thSafest: 23,526thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 23,757thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 24,360thMost Patriotic: 24,659thLargest Populations: 24,983rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 25,695thHighest Poor Incomes: 27,360th
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 129th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 147th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 328th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 331st in the regionLargest Governments: 378th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 484th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 487th in the regionTop
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Most Developed: 580th in the regionMost Cultured: 615th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 624th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 639th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 651st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 661st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 739th in the regionLargest Populations: 752nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 815th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 893rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 970th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Norcourt was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Eco-Friendly Governments.
  • : Norcourt's influence in Osiris rose from "Newcomer" to "Nipper".
  • : Norcourt was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Norcourt's influence in Osiris rose from "Hatchling" to "Newcomer".
  • : Norcourt's influence in Osiris rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".
  • : Norcourt's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Unproven".
  • : Norcourt was refounded in Osiris.
  • : Norcourt ceased to exist in Lazarus.
  • : Norcourt was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Average Incomes.
  • : Norcourt's influence in Lazarus rose from "Unproven" to "Hatchling".

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