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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 145thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 212thHighest Disposable Incomes: 230th
The Union of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Terra novum et caelum
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Civil Rights
Excellent
Economy
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Political Freedom
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City States Nation

Population22.084 billion

CapitalReading
LeaderJR Ewing
FaithIndustrialism

CurrencyLira
AnimalArmadillo

The Union of City States Nation is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by JR Ewing with an even hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, complete lack of prisons, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 22.084 billion City Staters 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 minute, corrupt government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Reading. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient City States Nationian economy, worth a remarkable 9,228 trillion Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 417,872 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBCSN Governor goes house hunting, polite commuters on the Reading Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, and harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. City States Nation's national animal is the Armadillo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Industrialism.

City States Nation is ranked 1,822nd in the world and 42nd in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 277 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 145thLowest Overall Tax Burden: 212thHighest Disposable Incomes: 230thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 351stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 369thHighest Poor Incomes: 404thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 485thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 610thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 636thLargest Gambling Industry: 639thLargest Retail Industry: 751stLargest Soda Pop Sector: 878thHighest Average Incomes: 922ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 951stHighest Economic Output: 1,012thLargest Mining Sector: 1,033rdLargest Publishing Industry: 1,071stHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1,265thLargest Agricultural Sector: 1,324thFattest Citizens: 1,443rdLargest Insurance Industry: 1,780thMost Cultured: 1,822ndMost Avoided: 2,398thMost Scientifically Advanced: 2,561stRudest Citizens: 2,817thMost Influential: 2,845thSmartest Citizens: 2,885thTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 3,729thLargest Black Market: 3,819thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,983rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 4,513thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4,811thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 8,563rdMost Developed: 9,414thLargest Governments: 12,155thLargest Populations: 12,955thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 15,754thMost Secular: 17,573rdMost Advanced Public Education: 30,684th
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Disposable Incomes: 7th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 7th in the regionLowest Overall Tax Burden: 8th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 8th in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 9th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 10th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 11th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 14th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 15th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 21st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 21st in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 23rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 25th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 26th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 27th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 29th in the regionFattest Citizens: 31st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 32nd in the regionMost Cultured: 42nd in the regionMost Avoided: 46th in the regionLargest Black Market: 52nd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 55th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 63rd in the regionSmartest Citizens: 68th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 71st in the regionRudest Citizens: 77th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 79th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 118th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 140th in the regionLargest Populations: 143rd in the regionMost Developed: 255th in the regionLargest Governments: 279th in the regionMost Influential: 292nd in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 366th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 420th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 537th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, harassed women are constantly hassled by guys who are "just giving them compliments".
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, polite commuters on the Reading Metro always let hurried workers off the train first.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, interest rates mysteriously drop whenever the CBCSN Governor goes house hunting.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, builders across City States Nation are blocked up with orders for new public loos.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season.
  • : Following new legislation in City States Nation, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home.

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