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Most Influential: 224thMost Valuable International Artwork: 654thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,227th
The Township of
Left-wing Utopia
Bountiful humanity in bountiful nature.
Influence
Handshaker
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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Junitaki-cho

Population9.381 billion

CapitalBifuka

Currencywool
Animalsheep

The Township of Junitaki-cho is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.381 billion Junitaki are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bifuka. The average income tax rate is 84.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Junitaki economy, worth 807 trillion wools a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 86,027 wools, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, and community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Junitaki-cho's national animal is the sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Junitaki-cho is ranked 69,785th in the world and 219th in Refugia for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Influential: 224thMost Valuable International Artwork: 654thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,227thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1,430thMost Primitive: 1,452ndMost World Assembly Endorsements: 1,952ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,169thBest Weather: 2,290thMost Pacifist: 2,647thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,674thTop
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Safest: 3,829thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,582ndLongest Average Lifespans: 4,663rdNicest Citizens: 4,869thMost Beautiful Environments: 4,969thLeast Corrupt Governments: 5,451stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,477thHealthiest Citizens: 6,188thMost Inclusive: 6,844thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,909thMost Advanced Public Education: 9,478thHighest Food Quality: 9,678thMost Cheerful Citizens: 10,523rdMost Income Equality: 13,308thLowest Crime Rates: 13,692ndMost Developed: 14,533rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 15,655thTop
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Largest Governments: 18,489thMost Advanced Public Transport: 21,413thMost Subsidized Industry: 21,719thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 28,164thHighest Poor Incomes: 28,409thMost Stationary: 30,631stSmartest Citizens: 31,887th
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Most Stationary: 3rd in the regionTop
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Most Influential: 7th in the regionMost Primitive: 7th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 13th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 13th in the regionTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 23rd in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 24th in the regionLargest Populations: 31st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 34th in the regionBest Weather: 37th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 40th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Junitaki-cho voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Supporting Marijuana Smokers".
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, children crying over dropped ice creams are offered high doses of experimental antidepressants.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, worrywarts have started advocating for a paint ban.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles.
  • : Junitaki-cho was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, the Top 5% for Most Developed, and the Top 10% for Smartest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, hockey players who drop their gloves discard them on abandoned baseball mitts.
  • : Following new legislation in Junitaki-cho, animal control is going door-to-door releasing all pets back into the wild.

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