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Largest Publishing Industry: 1,722ndLargest Populations: 5,255thHighest Economic Output: 5,719th
The Project of
Democratic Socialists
EU
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Below Average

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

EU

Population31.44 billion

CapitalBrussels
LeaderHerman van Rompuy

Currencyeuro
AnimalPIIGS

The Project of EU is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Herman van Rompuy with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate population of 31.44 billion EUians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brussels. The average income tax rate is 57.9%.

The frighteningly efficient EUian economy, worth a remarkable 4,360 trillion euros 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 a large, well-organized black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Trout Farming. 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 impressive 138,706 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Blue bloods are welcome in EU, gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood, raccoons are plump and satiated, and nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. EU's national animal is the PIIGS, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

EU is ranked 275,269th in the world and 187th in United Kingdom for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -8.32 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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Largest Publishing Industry: 1,722ndTop
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Largest Populations: 5,255thHighest Economic Output: 5,719thLargest Black Market: 7,300thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 8,107thBest Weather: 9,121stMost Beautiful Environments: 9,313thMost Rebellious Youth: 9,544thMost Developed: 12,071stSmartest Citizens: 12,468thHealthiest Citizens: 13,220thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 13,898thHighest Food Quality: 13,953rdMost Cultured: 14,253rdLongest Average Lifespans: 15,233rdTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 17,478thMost Armed: 18,337thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 19,072ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 19,349thMost Patriotic: 19,784thMost Accessible: 23,607thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 27,702ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 27,766thMost Scientifically Advanced: 30,807thHighest Poor Incomes: 30,817thHighest Average Incomes: 31,323rd
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Largest Publishing Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Populations: 7th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 10th in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 12th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 15th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 15th in the regionLargest Black Market: 17th in the regionMost Armed: 17th in the regionMost Patriotic: 19th in the regionBest Weather: 20th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 21st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in EU, nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, raccoons are plump and satiated.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, gay hospital patients are labelled with a pink triangle to alert staff of their substandard blood.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, blue bloods are welcome in EU.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, emergency vehicles have built-in nudge bars to give uncooperative drivers a "gentle" push.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, universities now offer degrees in cycling etiquette.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, there's nothing more EUian than revanchism.
  • : Following new legislation in EU, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order.
  • : EU was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens.

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