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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,139thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,313thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,501st
The Democratic Republic of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
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Influence
Minnow
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Excellent

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Kobagia

Population11.533 billion

CapitalMerrdelle
LeaderGabriel Anthony Losde Bisar
FaithRoman Catholic and Kobagian Christianism

CurrencyBagynos
AnimalKobagian tiger

The Democratic Republic of Kobagia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Gabriel Anthony Losde Bisar with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 11.533 billion Kobagians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Merrdelle. The average income tax rate is 86.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kobagian economy, worth a remarkable 1,131 trillion Bagynos a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 98,069 Bagynos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

There's never a spare chair in the retirement home, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections, burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside, and government adverts say that twelve lashes a day keeps divine wrath at bay. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kobagia's national animal is the Kobagian tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholic and Kobagian Christianism.

Kobagia is ranked 16,845th in the world and 1,097th in The North Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 3,296 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,139thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,313thMost Valuable International Artwork: 2,501stTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 7,092ndMost Advanced Public Education: 7,173rdLargest Welfare Programs: 9,032ndMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9,532ndMost Subsidized Industry: 9,787thMost Beautiful Environments: 11,247thMost Pacifist: 11,721stHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,775thBest Weather: 12,346thLargest Black Market: 12,660thMost Devout: 12,748thLargest Retail Industry: 14,067thHighest Average Tax Rates: 14,119thMost Developed: 14,692ndLongest Average Lifespans: 15,056thTop
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Most Influential: 16,845thMost Corrupt Governments: 24,924thSmartest Citizens: 25,766thMost Efficient Economies: 26,962ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 26,975thMost Cultured: 26,994thHighest Economic Output: 29,932ndLargest Governments: 30,840th
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 108th in the regionLargest Black Market: 171st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 218th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 224th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 248th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 263rd in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 326th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 357th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 363rd in the regionMost Devout: 376th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 423rd in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 476th in the regionMost Pacifist: 500th in the regionNudest: 515th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 517th in the regionLargest Populations: 551st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 559th in the regionBest Weather: 589th in the regionMost Developed: 610th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, government adverts say that twelve lashes a day keeps divine wrath at bay.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, burnt-out forty-foot-tall wicker men dot the countryside.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, there's never a spare chair in the retirement home.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, the government subsidises medicines of mass destruction.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, religious officials are furious after discovering that things made of stone do not burn well at the stake.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, diplomatic cables about Gabriel Anthony Losde Bisar have suddenly been very flattering.
  • : Following new legislation in Kobagia, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity.
  • : Kobagia endorsed The Commonwealth of Arucaria.
  • : Kobagia endorsed The Holy Republic of North Bratislava.

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