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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,808thBest Weather: 13,450thMost Beautiful Environments: 15,233rd
The United Kingdom of
Democratic Socialists
Nemo me impune lacessit
Influence
Duckspeaker
Region
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Very Good

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Greater Orcadia

Population11.102 billion

CapitalEdinburgh
LeaderIain Gordon
FaithChristianity

CurrencyOrcadian Pound
AnimalDeer

The United Kingdom of Greater Orcadia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Iain Gordon with an even hand, and remarkable for its punitive income tax rates and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 11.102 billion Greater Orcadians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — prioritizes Healthcare, although Education and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edinburgh. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Greater Orcadian economy, worth 495 trillion Orcadian Pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,620 Orcadian Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bleach is the nation's most common pesticide, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and education is transforming people into first-rate snobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Orcadia's national animal is the Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Greater Orcadia is ranked 51,172nd in the world and 7th in Teremara for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,808thTop
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Best Weather: 13,450thMost Beautiful Environments: 15,233rdTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 17,334thLongest Average Lifespans: 18,591stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 21,396thHighest Average Tax Rates: 23,341stMost Advanced Public Education: 24,100thMost Influential: 27,714th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Greater Orcadia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Greater Orcadia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Influential.
  • : Greater Orcadia's influence in Teremara rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Greater Orcadia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Greater Orcadia was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education.
  • : Greater Orcadia's influence in Teremara fell from "Duckspeaker" to "Handshaker".
  • : Greater Orcadia's influence in Teremara rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Greater Orcadia was reclassified from "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" to "Democratic Socialists".
  • : Greater Orcadia was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Best Weather.
  • : Greater Orcadia was reclassified from "Democratic Socialists" to "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy".

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