The Republic of Low Meadows is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Karl Loll with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 21.701 billion Low Meadowsians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.
The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Bend. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Low Meadowsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,991 trillion Kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 137,867 Kronor, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 436,090 per year while the poor average 33,266, a ratio of 13.1 to 1.
Lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, the Low Meadowsian Babysitters Club has proven to be a huge relief to stressed-out parents across the nation, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Low Meadows's national animal is the Osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.
Low Meadows is ranked 4,225th in the world and 4th in Middle Earth for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 133.45 on the Hayek Index.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Smartest Citizens.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extreme and Most Pro-Market.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Retail Industry.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Trout Fishing Sector.
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Low Meadows's influence in Middle Earth fell from "Handshaker" to "Truckler".
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.
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Low Meadows was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Pro-Market.