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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,366thLargest Agricultural Sector: 3,278thLargest Retail Industry: 3,381st
The Trust Territory of
Father Knows Best State
Mottos are Dumb
The Partridge Family
Influence
Dealmaker
Region
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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NeoLazarus

Population13.41 billion

CapitalNeoburgtownville City
LeaderThe Partridge Family
FaithThat Old Time Religion

CurrencyBone
AnimalNeoLazarFish

The Trust Territory of NeoLazarus is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Partridge Family with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, zero percent divorce rate, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 13.41 billion NeoLazarenes 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neoburgtownville City. The average income tax rate is 82.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Neolazarish economy, worth a remarkable 2,214 trillion Bones a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 165,141 Bones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques, vaccinations are mandatory, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, and cheap goods stamped "Made In Dàguó" are increasingly rare. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NeoLazarus's national animal is the NeoLazarFish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is That Old Time Religion.

NeoLazarus is ranked 266,236th in the world and 5th in Meerkanteel for Most Stationary, with 12.35226292788 days.

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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2,366thTop
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Largest Agricultural Sector: 3,278thLargest Retail Industry: 3,381stLargest Gambling Industry: 3,384thLargest Black Market: 3,901stMost Subsidized Industry: 6,484thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 7,161stMost Secular: 7,852ndMost Corrupt Governments: 7,870thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 9,372ndHighest Economic Output: 10,765thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 11,469thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 13,719thTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 15,824thMost Advanced Public Transport: 16,416thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 16,527thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16,591stMost Efficient Economies: 16,738thHighest Average Tax Rates: 16,774thHighest Poor Incomes: 16,824thHighest Average Incomes: 17,315thLargest Governments: 17,750thMost Advanced Public Education: 18,972ndMost Patriotic: 19,539thMost Ignorant Citizens: 23,370thLowest Crime Rates: 29,045thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 29,525th
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionMost Patriotic: 1st in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionMost Secular: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1st in the regionLargest Governments: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : NeoLazarus's influence in Meerkanteel fell from "Enforcer" to "Dealmaker".
  • : NeoLazarus's influence in Meerkanteel fell from "Eminence Grise" to "Enforcer".
  • : NeoLazarus's influence in Meerkanteel fell from "Powerbroker" to "Eminence Grise".
  • : NeoLazarus's influence in Meerkanteel rose from "Eminence Grise" to "Powerbroker".
  • : NeoLazarus was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : NeoLazarus's influence in Meerkanteel rose from "Zero" to "Eminence Grise".
  • : NeoLazarus relocated from Balder to Meerkanteel.
  • : NeoLazarus altered its national flag.
  • : Following new legislation in NeoLazarus, cheap goods stamped "Made In Dàguó" are increasingly rare.
  • : Following new legislation in NeoLazarus, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors.

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