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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 771stLargest Black Market: 830thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 883rd
The Awakening Power of
Father Knows Best State
May The Pacific prevail!
Influence
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Region
Civil Rights
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Economy
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Political Freedom
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Jokesters

Population14.08 billion

CapitalBunker 77
LeaderMarc Fallon

CurrencyDenarius
AnimalJaguar

The Awakening Power of Jokesters is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Marc Fallon with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, flagrant waste-dumping, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 14.08 billion Jokestersians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bunker 77. The average income tax rate is 90.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jokestersian economy, worth a remarkable 4,664 trillion Denarii 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, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip 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 amazing 331,319 Denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, political visitors are forced to stop ten paces from Marc Fallon's throne, children have nightmares about the eerie red glow and constant whirring of newly-installed machines, and illegal immigration remains a hot topic. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jokesters's national animal is the Jaguar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jokesters is ranked 3,732nd in the world and 105th in the Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 123.98 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 771stLargest Black Market: 830thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 883rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 1,036thHighest Poor Incomes: 1,363rdLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1,422ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 1,781stLargest Mining Sector: 1,868thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1,904thMost Scientifically Advanced: 1,915thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1,942ndHighest Average Incomes: 2,070thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,658thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,660thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3,695thLowest Crime Rates: 3,732ndLargest Insurance Industry: 4,366thMost Advanced Public Education: 5,027thMost Developed: 5,186thMost Secular: 5,669thLargest Governments: 6,036thSmartest Citizens: 6,301stMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 6,478thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 8,054thFattest Citizens: 8,889thHighest Average Tax Rates: 9,902ndMost Stationary: 9,952ndMost Efficient Economies: 11,045thMost Subsidized Industry: 11,855thMost Influential: 12,633rdHighest Wealthy Incomes: 12,742ndLargest Retail Industry: 14,315thMost Avoided: 15,128thTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 16,549thMost Patriotic: 18,665thLargest Populations: 28,825thMost Authoritarian: 30,092nd
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 25th in the regionLargest Black Market: 26th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 28th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 28th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 29th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 31st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 35th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 37th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 40th in the regionMost Influential: 44th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 45th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 46th in the regionTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 47th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 50th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 66th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 78th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 83rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 103rd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 105th in the regionMost Avoided: 110th in the regionFattest Citizens: 111th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 131st in the regionMost Stationary: 131st in the regionMost Developed: 132nd in the regionMost Secular: 137th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 137th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 147th in the regionLargest Governments: 147th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 171st in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 184th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 201st in the regionLargest Populations: 209th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 225th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 248th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 378th in the region

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Endorsements Received: 9 » Xoriet, East Durthang, Jar Wattinree, North Blackstream, Monsierron, CSB SA Union, Jazzia, Muffinses, and Franners.

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