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Most Advanced Public Transport: 343rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 405thHighest Average Tax Rates: 988th
The The Grand Holy Empire of
Father Knows Best State
Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Drink & Fight!
His Grand Holiness
Influence
Nipper
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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McStooley

Population19.588 billion

CapitalWinking Skeever
LeaderHis Grand Holiness
FaithBarhopping

CurrencyBronzed Bottle Cap
AnimalBar Stool

The The Grand Holy Empire of McStooley is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by His Grand Holiness with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and labour-free parental leave. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 19.588 billion Drunkards 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 enormous, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Winking Skeever. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Drunkard economy, worth a remarkable 5,678 trillion Bronzed Bottle Caps 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 289,895 Bronzed Bottle Caps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and bands of paramedics walk the streets looking for suspicious medical activity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. McStooley's national animal is the Bar Stool, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Barhopping.

McStooley is ranked 988th in the world and 34th in the Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 100.32 Effective Tax Rate.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 343rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 405thHighest Average Tax Rates: 988thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,039thLargest Governments: 1,163rdLargest Welfare Programs: 1,270thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,289thLowest Crime Rates: 1,410thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,452ndMost Efficient Economies: 2,649thMost Devout: 2,723rdHighest Economic Output: 2,911thMost Corrupt Governments: 3,227thHighest Average Incomes: 3,461stTop
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Most Advanced Public Education: 3,510thLargest Black Market: 3,923rdMost Scientifically Advanced: 3,925thHighest Poor Incomes: 3,975thMost Developed: 4,575thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,091stMost Cultured: 5,427thLongest Average Lifespans: 6,391stLargest Manufacturing Sector: 7,643rdSmartest Citizens: 7,939thLargest Information Technology Sector: 8,189thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 9,245thMost Inclusive: 10,414thHighest Food Quality: 11,750thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 12,534thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 12,948thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 13,846thMost Patriotic: 14,200thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 15,798thMost Valuable International Artwork: 16,705thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 18,608thLargest Populations: 19,256thLargest Mining Sector: 26,981st
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 4th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 23rd in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 25th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 28th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 34th in the regionMost Devout: 35th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 42nd in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 44th in the regionLargest Governments: 46th in the regionLargest Black Market: 47th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 49th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 51st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 56th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 68th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 75th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 77th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 87th in the regionLargest Populations: 92nd in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 97th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 101st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 117th in the regionMost Developed: 121st in the regionMost Cultured: 128th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 128th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 130th in the regionMost Patriotic: 132nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 134th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 139th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 154th in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 166th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 168th in the regionTop
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Smartest Citizens: 194th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 194th in the regionMost Inclusive: 233rd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 258th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 258th in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 345th in the region

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