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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 31stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 314thLargest Gambling Industry: 694th
The Blue Holy Christmas Tree of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
[Friendship]
Santa
Influence
Handshaker
Region
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Very Good

Overview Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Easing

Population19.814 billion

CapitalNorth Pole
LeaderSanta
FaithYodlism

CurrencyGold Coin
AnimalCow

The Blue Holy Christmas Tree of Easing is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Santa with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.814 billion Easingians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Pole. The average income tax rate is 70.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Easingian economy, worth a remarkable 3,747 trillion Gold Coins 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Retail, Trout Farming, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. 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 189,143 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, and lonely children write fanfiction about absent fathers. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Easing's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Easing is ranked 135,808th in the world and 41st in Disney World for Most Developed, scoring 56.88 on the Human Development Index.

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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 31stLargest Cheese Export Sector: 314thLargest Gambling Industry: 694thLargest Retail Industry: 862ndHighest Crime Rates: 1,158thMost Primitive: 1,195thLargest Black Market: 2,152ndHighest Drug Use: 2,784thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,791stTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,223rdMost Ignorant Citizens: 3,265thMost Advanced Public Transport: 3,526thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 3,725thRudest Citizens: 5,835thMost Rebellious Youth: 6,281stMost Beautiful Environments: 6,315thHighest Economic Output: 7,087thMost Cultured: 8,235thBest Weather: 9,054thMost Efficient Economies: 9,628thMost Corrupt Governments: 9,628thHighest Food Quality: 11,899thHighest Average Incomes: 12,995thHighest Poor Incomes: 15,382ndTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 17,409thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18,773rdLargest Populations: 19,632ndMost Secular: 21,541stMost Inclusive: 21,770thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 22,404thMost Influential: 22,434thMost Valuable International Artwork: 23,063rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 30,604th
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Most Cultured: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Average: 2nd in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionHighest Drug Use: 2nd in the regionMost Primitive: 2nd in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 2nd in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 2nd in the regionTop
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Highest Unexpected Death Rate: 3rd in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 3rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 3rd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Populations: 3rd in the regionRudest Citizens: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 3rd in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Easing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Easing was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and the Top 10% for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, lonely children write fanfiction about absent fathers.
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated.
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss.
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work".
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, juries deliberate more than magic 8-balls.
  • : Easing was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
  • : Easing was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in Easing, the swagger of covering up is unparalleled.

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