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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 11,683rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 15,302ndMost Patriotic: 16,078th
The Light Pink Node of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Strength in Every Node
Influence
Apprentice
Region
Civil Rights
Some
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Node Light Pink

Population4.701 billion

CurrencyNodecoin
AnimalCircuit

The Light Pink Node of Node Light Pink is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.701 billion Node Light Pinkians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Node Light Pinkian economy, worth 542 trillion Nodecoins 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 slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. 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 115,309 Nodecoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, virtual assistants are seen with increasing suspicion every time they get an upgrade, and the urinary fragrance of seedier establishments is thankfully hidden by the smell of stale smoke. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Light Pink's national animal is the Circuit, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Node Light Pink is ranked 28,062nd in the world and 28th in The Node for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.55 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Advanced Defense Forces: 11,683rdMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 15,302ndMost Patriotic: 16,078thTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 19,299thMost Developed: 20,134thMost Valuable International Artwork: 22,384thLongest Average Lifespans: 23,142ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,716thMost Authoritarian: 25,941stLargest Mining Sector: 26,691stMost Compassionate Citizens: 27,048thLowest Crime Rates: 28,062ndMost Cultured: 28,969thMost Efficient Economies: 30,383rdHighest Poor Incomes: 30,979thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 31,846thLargest Governments: 33,078thMost Accessible: 33,328th
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Most Subsidized Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 4th in the regionMost Cultured: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 7th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 7th in the regionTop
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Most Patriotic: 9th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 9th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 10th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Governments.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Accessible.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Patriotic and Most Advanced Law Enforcement and the Top 10% for Most Efficient Economies, Highest Poor Incomes, and Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Node Light Pink was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and Most Accessible.
  • : Following new legislation in Node Light Pink, the urinary fragrance of seedier establishments is thankfully hidden by the smell of stale smoke.

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