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Nudest: 2,507thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,707thMost Devout: 7,488th
The Silly Democracy of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Nah im good
Influence
Unproven
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
All-Consuming
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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HarlHarl

Population1.199 billion

CurrencyCheese
AnimalKraken

The Silly Democracy of HarlHarl is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.199 billion HarlHarlians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming HarlHarlian economy, worth 107 trillion Cheeses 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 a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing. 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 89,924 Cheeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards, the big red machine has ground to a halt, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HarlHarl's national animal is the Kraken, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

HarlHarl is ranked 312,429th in the world and 1,385th in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 0.76 average smiles per day.

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Nudest: 2,507thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,707thMost Devout: 7,488thMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,621stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 8,865thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 11,030thBest Weather: 11,113thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,810thMost Ignorant Citizens: 14,519thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 14,961stMost Beautiful Environments: 16,064thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16,950thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 18,358thMost Subsidized Industry: 18,379thLongest Average Lifespans: 21,915thMost Advanced Public Education: 23,481stMost Authoritarian: 24,855thMost Patriotic: 25,118thLargest Governments: 29,729thHealthiest Citizens: 33,327th
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Nudest: 13th in the regionTop
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Most Devout: 37th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 57th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 66th in the regionTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 82nd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 108th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 121st in the regionMost Authoritarian: 123rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : HarlHarl was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, the big red machine has ground to a halt.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, citizens can freely debate whether Leader is a great leader or the greatest leader.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, military recruitment numbers are down as citizens object on 'moral grounds'.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, education is transforming people into first-rate snobs.
  • : Following new legislation in HarlHarl, some HarlHarlians have nicknamed the monarch "Caligula".

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