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Blargoblarg

Population29.583 billion

CapitalAmaretto
LeaderGeneral Secretary Kyulen
FaithAtheism

CurrencyBit
AnimalAlicorn

The Socialist State of Blargoblarg is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by General Secretary Kyulen with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 29.583 billion Blargoblargers are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Amaretto. The income tax rate is 100%.

The enormous but underdeveloped Blargoblarger economy, worth a remarkable 7,876 trillion Bits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 266,249 Bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blargoblarg's national animal is the Alicorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Blargoblarg is ranked 120th in the world and 1st in Zeesh for Most Cultured, scoring 816 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Highest Average Tax Rates: 64thLowest Crime Rates: 66thLargest Governments: 79thSmartest Citizens: 87thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 100thMost Cultured: 120thMost Corrupt Governments: 140thMost Secular: 155thMost Beautiful Environments: 312thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 332ndHighest Food Quality: 427thMost Scientifically Advanced: 437thMost Advanced Public Transport: 510thLargest Black Market: 634thMost Advanced Public Education: 642ndMost Inclusive: 703rdMost Rebellious Youth: 801stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 940thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,119thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,218thMost Patriotic: 1,366thHighest Economic Output: 1,432ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1,483rdLongest Average Lifespans: 1,559thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,655thLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,082ndMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,322ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 2,509thTop
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Healthiest Citizens: 3,440thHighest Average Incomes: 4,256thMost Stationary: 4,419thLargest Populations: 4,626thMost Valuable International Artwork: 6,231stMost Influential: 8,272ndTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 15,958thMost Income Equality: 20,480thMost Subsidized Industry: 20,682nd

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, organ donation is compulsory.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, the government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage'.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, everyone apparently sends General Secretary Kyulen hair-filled lockets, offers to die heroically, and poetic desires to co-parent a child.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, atheistic refugees haven't got a prayer of being granted asylum.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, citizens who leave the country are officially classed as traitors.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, dogs are encouraged to confront the psychodynamic roots of their desire to be "good boys".
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news.
  • : Following new legislation in Blargoblarg, The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries.

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