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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,821stLargest Black Market: 4,253rdHighest Economic Output: 4,885th
The Republic of
Iron Fist Consumerists
Latvia
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Region
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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Latvia

Population24.603 billion

CurrencyGold
AnimalElephant

The Republic of Latvia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.603 billion Latvians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 92.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Latvian economy, worth a remarkable 4,178 trillion Golds 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 Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. 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 169,852 Golds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 634,812 per year while the poor average 31,829, a ratio of 19.9 to 1.

Scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls, museums offer moralization or your money back, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp, and the nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Latvia's national animal is the Elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Latvia is ranked 329,742nd in the world and 185th in Kantrias for Nicest Citizens, with 0.38 average smiles per day.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 2,821stTop
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Largest Black Market: 4,253rdHighest Economic Output: 4,885thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 5,059thMost Subsidized Industry: 5,418thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 5,805thMost Patriotic: 7,892ndMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8,484thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,555thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,830thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 8,857thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9,252ndLargest Governments: 9,988thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 10,972ndLargest Populations: 11,310thMost Corrupt Governments: 12,012thLargest Mining Sector: 12,116thLowest Crime Rates: 12,577thMost Cultured: 13,094thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13,532ndTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 18,031stMost Efficient Economies: 23,447thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 28,079thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 29,115thHealthiest Citizens: 30,500thSmartest Citizens: 31,569thHighest Food Quality: 31,886th
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 3rd in the regionLargest Black Market: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 6th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 6th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 6th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 7th in the regionLargest Populations: 7th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 8th in the regionLargest Governments: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 9th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 10th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 12th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 13th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 14th in the regionMost Cultured: 15th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 15th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 17th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, the nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, museums offer moralization or your money back.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, scenic beaches are now protected by massive concrete walls.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, childish pranks are no laughing matter.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, glamping Latvians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, the government baselessly accuses foreign dignitaries of being assassins.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky.
  • : Following new legislation in Latvia, over a third of the seats in sports stadiums have been removed to make room for female-only commodes.

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