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National FlagThe Free Land of Patgonia

"Bugloo you-hou!"

Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists
Civil Rights:
Very Good
Economy:
Developing
Political Freedoms:
Superb

Location: Quebec

Regional Influence: Dealmaker

Patgonia is a WA Member

The Free Land of Patgonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 2.247 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of the Environment, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 100%. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.

Citizens recently voted in favour of declaring bubblewrap an 'abomination of nature', all weapon research has been banned, graffiti graces every city's streets, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Patgonia's national animal is the souris-hurlante, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the patlar.

Patgonia is ranked 26th in the region and 70,000th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity: 1 day ago

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Endorsements Received: 2 (FlagJustice Eternelle, FlagIsle de Beaulieu)