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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 218thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 317thLargest Populations: 463rd
The Commonwealth of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
The tyranny of absolutes must go!
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
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Boolaroo

Population48.786 billion

CapitalHogwarts
LeaderHarry Potter

Currencydollar
Animalkangaroo

The Commonwealth of Boolaroo is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Harry Potter with an even hand, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 48.786 billion Boolarooans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hogwarts. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Boolarooan economy, worth a remarkable 4,374 trillion dollars a year, is extremely specialized and solely comprised of the Book Publishing industry. Average income is 89,675 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), politicians' smiles are legally considered a form of disaster relief, the government merely sends empty platitudes whenever natural disasters strike foreign nations, and schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boolaroo's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Boolaroo is ranked 81,194th in the world and 3,819th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 218thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 317thLargest Populations: 463rdMost Advanced Public Education: 866thBest Weather: 1,416thLongest Average Lifespans: 1,734thHealthiest Citizens: 1,820thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 3,857thMost Developed: 4,855thMost Beautiful Environments: 4,948thMost Advanced Public Transport: 4,959thMost Efficient Economies: 5,415thHighest Economic Output: 5,643rdMost Pacifist: 5,836thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,447thMost Subsidized Industry: 9,151stSmartest Citizens: 9,995thNudest: 10,058thLowest Crime Rates: 10,247thMost Accessible: 11,369thHighest Food Quality: 12,578thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 13,108thMost Secular: 15,308thTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 19,556thHighest Average Tax Rates: 21,413thMost Corrupt Governments: 24,551stLargest Governments: 26,029th
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 10th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17th in the regionLargest Populations: 18th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 34th in the regionBest Weather: 64th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 88th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 91st in the regionTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 166th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 188th in the regionMost Developed: 248th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 251st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 256th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 286th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 291st in the regionMost Pacifist: 302nd in the regionNudest: 315th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 346th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 402nd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 469th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 510th in the regionMost Accessible: 559th in the regionTop
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Highest Food Quality: 724th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 752nd in the regionMost Secular: 795th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 854th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,077th in the regionLargest Governments: 1,122nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, the government merely sends empty platitudes whenever natural disasters strike foreign nations.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, politicians' smiles are legally considered a form of disaster relief.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires).
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, high school band practice is often crashed by technicolor-clad ravers.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, nature finds a way despite the government's best efforts.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, foreign invaders are putting Boolarooan lab rats out of a job.
  • : Following new legislation in Boolaroo, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them.

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