The Republic of 05 mm Graphite is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, complete lack of prisons, and ban on automobiles. The democratic population of 20.939 billion 05 mm Graphiteans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.
The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, although Public Transport, Environment, and Education are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 60.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.
The large but stagnant 05 mm Graphitean economy, worth 287 trillion bics a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 13,707 bics, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
It is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances, and 05 mm Graphite has designated 05 mm Graphite City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown. 05 mm Graphite's national animal is the beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
05 mm Graphite is ranked 252,193rd in the world and 121st in Equilism for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 766.05 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.
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05 mm Graphite was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Survivors.
- : 05 mm Graphite was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Survivors and the Top 10% for Most Dead.
- : 05 mm Graphite's influence in Equilism rose from "Unproven" to "Page".
- : 05 mm Graphite altered its national flag.
- : 05 mm Graphite relocated from Balder to Equilism.
- : 05 mm Graphite was refounded in Balder.
- : 05 mm Graphite ceased to exist in Equilism.
- : 05 mm Graphite was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Income Equality and the Top 10% for Largest Populations and Most World Assembly Endorsements.
- : 05 mm Graphite's influence in Equilism rose from "Unproven" to "Page".
- : 05 mm Graphite altered its national flag.
