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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 272ndHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,628thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,039th
The Rather Queer Radio Manager of
Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
Time is dependent on the person, not the clock
Kassakira Petrovikan
Influence
Shoeshiner
Deputy Head Guide
Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Excellent

Overview Factbook Dispatches Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Blue Bubble

Population5.377 billion

CapitalKopai
LeaderKassakira Petrovikan
FaithFivavahana

CurrencyBlue
AnimalBlue Whale

The Rather Queer Radio Manager of Blue Bubble is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kassakira Petrovikan with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, rampant corporate plagiarism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.377 billion Bubbleans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kopai. The average income tax rate is 80.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blue Bubblean economy, worth 523 trillion Blues a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Tourism. Average income is 97,321 Blues, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Research grant proposals read like political diatribes, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, smoking is banned in public areas, and foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blue Bubble's national animal is the Blue Whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Fivavahana.

Blue Bubble is ranked 262,538th in the world and 3,522nd in the West Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -7.62 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 272ndTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 5,628thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 7,039thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 8,657thLeast Corrupt Governments: 8,739thMost Compassionate Citizens: 10,223rdNicest Citizens: 10,663rdMost Inclusive: 10,772ndLargest Welfare Programs: 11,003rdMost Pacifist: 11,361stMost Rebellious Youth: 11,610thHighest Food Quality: 12,762ndBest Weather: 12,919thLongest Average Lifespans: 13,676thMost Influential: 13,792ndTop
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Most Developed: 15,491stMost Beautiful Environments: 15,599thLargest Publishing Industry: 15,904thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 16,077thMost Advanced Public Education: 16,324thHighest Average Tax Rates: 17,227thHealthiest Citizens: 17,571stMost Valuable International Artwork: 17,684thSafest: 18,436thMost Cultured: 19,326thHighest Poor Incomes: 22,673rdSmartest Citizens: 23,120thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 23,432ndMost Subsidized Industry: 24,576thLargest Governments: 25,797thMost Income Equality: 27,535th
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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 5th in the regionTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 107th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 116th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 148th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 155th in the regionTop
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Least Corrupt Governments: 200th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 219th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 220th in the regionNicest Citizens: 232nd in the regionMost Inclusive: 240th in the regionBest Weather: 247th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 262nd in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 263rd in the regionMost Pacifist: 266th in the regionMost Developed: 266th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 269th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 269th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 275th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 285th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 293rd in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 308th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 314th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 315th in the regionMost Cultured: 340th in the regionMost Stationary: 344th in the regionSafest: 372nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 372nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Blue Bubble, foreign policy often involves bullwhips and leather.
  • : Blue Bubble was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
  • : Blue Bubble was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
  • : Blue Bubble's influence in The West Pacific fell from "Page" to "Shoeshiner".
  • : Blue Bubble's influence in The West Pacific fell from "Squire" to "Page".
  • : Blue Bubble was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Developed.
  • : Following new legislation in Blue Bubble, smoking is banned in public areas.
  • : Blue Bubble was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Beautiful Environments.
  • : Blue Bubble was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Cheerful Citizens.
  • : Blue Bubble's influence in The West Pacific fell from "Apprentice" to "Squire".

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