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Most Valuable International Artwork: 733rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,337thHighest Economic Output: 7,943rd
The Condemnable Corsairs of
Father Knows Best State
Ah, but you have heard of me!
Influence
Vassal
Hawk Commander
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Ever-Wandering Souls

Population22.276 billion

CapitalSanctuary

CurrencyTale
AnimalMongrel

The Condemnable Corsairs of Ever-Wandering Souls is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 22.276 billion Survivors 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, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sanctuary. The average income tax rate is 84.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient a Survivor economy, worth a remarkable 2,795 trillion Tales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 125,511 Tales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

It is a common belief that a sport isn't sport if there are no decapitations, the revelation that people were sexist in the past is apparently front page news, a child's only Trickster Night scare is the sight of their parents dancing, and stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ever-Wandering Souls's national animal is the Mongrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ever-Wandering Souls is ranked 24,475th in the world and 36th in The Black Hawks for Most Cultured, scoring 85 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Valuable International Artwork: 733rdTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,337thHighest Economic Output: 7,943rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 8,187thMost Stationary: 8,558thFattest Citizens: 11,022ndLargest Populations: 12,544thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 13,074thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 14,188thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,224thMost Influential: 14,611thMost Inclusive: 15,333rdTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 15,410thLargest Governments: 16,218thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 18,016thSafest: 18,414thHighest Food Quality: 19,627thLargest Welfare Programs: 21,028thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 21,641stLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,616thMost Developed: 23,983rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 24,104thMost Cultured: 24,475thLowest Crime Rates: 26,392ndMost Secular: 27,134thMost Advanced Public Education: 29,236thMost Subsidized Industry: 30,338th
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 7th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 7th in the regionMost Stationary: 10th in the regionLargest Populations: 11th in the regionMost Influential: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 19th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 20th in the regionMost Inclusive: 21st in the regionTop
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Highest Economic Output: 22nd in the regionFattest Citizens: 22nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 23rd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 25th in the regionSafest: 27th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 28th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 28th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 33rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 35th in the regionMost Cultured: 36th in the regionMost Developed: 39th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 40th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 41st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 41st in the regionLargest Governments: 41st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls applied to join the World Assembly.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls applied to join the World Assembly.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Zombies.
  • : Ever-Wandering Souls was ravaged by a Zombie Thing Horde from New taxidermy, infecting 2 million survivors.

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