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Ostehaar

Population18.203 billion

CapitalOstertown
LeaderOsterman

CurrencyCoin
AnimalBeast

The Ghost of Ostehaar is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Osterman with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, parental licensing program, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 18.203 billion Osters are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ostertown. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Oster economy, worth a remarkable 1,387 trillion Coins a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,238 Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme, the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ostehaar's national animal is the Beast, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ostehaar is ranked 21,375th in the world and 59th in The Western Isles for Most Cultured, scoring 89 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Safest: 5,990thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 6,706thMost Beautiful Environments: 6,800thBest Weather: 7,125thMost Compassionate Citizens: 11,230thMost Advanced Public Transport: 12,417thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 12,635thNicest Citizens: 12,703rdMost Secular: 13,151stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13,706thSmartest Citizens: 13,838thMost Advanced Public Education: 13,854thTop
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Highest Food Quality: 16,659thLongest Average Lifespans: 17,909thLargest Populations: 19,160thMost Pacifist: 19,302ndHighest Economic Output: 19,520thHealthiest Citizens: 20,614thMost Cultured: 21,375thMost Inclusive: 23,030thHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,514thLargest Publishing Industry: 24,641stLeast Corrupt Governments: 24,902ndMost Scientifically Advanced: 26,167thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 26,973rdLowest Crime Rates: 28,137th
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