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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 233rdMost Stationary: 254thLargest Populations: 348th
The Antarctica Founders of
Moralistic Democracy
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
Influence
Handshaker
Governor
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Joop

Population49.529 billion

CapitalIcetown
LeaderJoop Polarbear
FaithAtheism

CurrencyPolar Crown
AnimalPolar Bear

The Antarctica Founders of Joop is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Joop Polarbear with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, flagrant waste-dumping, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed population of 49.529 billion Joopians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, although Law & Order, Education, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Icetown. The average income tax rate is 58.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Joopian economy, worth an astonishing 10,206 trillion Polar Crowns a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 206,078 Polar Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Every day is laundry day, subsistence farmers require doctorates in applied sowing, rural Joopians are missing the forest for the numerous cellular towers they replaced, and children trade in their pickaxes for hammers and sickles. Crime is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Joop's national animal is the Polar Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

Joop is ranked 319,155th in the world and 38th in Antarctica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -26.08 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 233rdMost Stationary: 254thLargest Populations: 348thLargest Black Market: 541stHighest Economic Output: 1,109thLargest Mining Sector: 1,637thHighest Crime Rates: 1,777thMost Avoided: 2,120thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,126thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2,208thMost Efficient Economies: 2,650thTop
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Largest Retail Industry: 3,882ndMost Influential: 4,584thMost Armed: 4,629thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 5,417thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 5,492ndLargest Gambling Industry: 6,223rdMost Corrupt Governments: 6,947thMost Cheerful Citizens: 7,615thHighest Poor Incomes: 8,001stMost Secular: 8,600thRudest Citizens: 9,088thHighest Average Incomes: 10,363rdHighest Disposable Incomes: 11,546thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 14,630thMost Advanced Public Education: 15,223rdTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 17,753rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 22,666thLargest Information Technology Sector: 24,764thSmartest Citizens: 27,099thMost Scientifically Advanced: 30,477th
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Armed: 3rd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 3rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 3rd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 4th in the regionMost Stationary: 4th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 4th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 4th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Joop was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education and the Top 10% for Most Scientifically Advanced.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, children trade in their pickaxes for hammers and sickles.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, rural Joopians are missing the forest for the numerous cellular towers they replaced.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, subsistence farmers require doctorates in applied sowing.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, every day is laundry day.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, compliance officers smash the kneecaps of unethical bureaucrats.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, tourists soak their luggage in boiling water before unpacking.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, foreign nationals who stumble near Joop are harbingers of war.
  • : Following new legislation in Joop, schoolchildren seeking entertainment have been told to go fish.

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