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Most Cheerful Citizens: 3,618thNicest Citizens: 5,569thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,764th
The Socialist Union of
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Javokia

Population4.454 billion

CapitalJamesburg
LeaderComrade Larbis
FaithManichaeism

CurrencyYastasan
AnimalGoose

The Socialist Union of Javokia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Comrade Larbis with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.454 billion Javoks are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jamesburg. The average income tax rate is 74.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Javok economy, worth 672 trillion Yastasans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 150,910 Yastasans, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government funds large training centres to turn Geese into functioning members of society, works of historical fiction contain a surprising lack of historical figures, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Javokia's national animal is the Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Manichaeism.

Javokia is ranked 125,816th in the world and 196th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 933.82 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most Cheerful Citizens: 3,618thNicest Citizens: 5,569thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,764thLargest Publishing Industry: 6,118thMost Compassionate Citizens: 6,257thMost Inclusive: 6,645thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 6,722ndHighest Food Quality: 6,733rdMost Pacifist: 6,828thMost Cultured: 7,313thHealthiest Citizens: 7,549thLowest Crime Rates: 8,343rdLongest Average Lifespans: 8,513thMost Developed: 9,104thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,210thSmartest Citizens: 10,240thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,219thSafest: 11,686thLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,299thMost Scientifically Advanced: 13,711thMost Beautiful Environments: 14,033rdTop
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Best Weather: 15,482ndMost Patriotic: 15,533rdLargest Governments: 18,216thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 19,682ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 20,411thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 20,566thHighest Average Incomes: 22,332ndMost Advanced Public Education: 22,352ndLargest Agricultural Sector: 23,565thMost Secular: 25,714thMost Efficient Economies: 26,394thHighest Average Tax Rates: 27,453rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 28,525thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 28,537th
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Largest Publishing Industry: 69th in the regionTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 73rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 96th in the regionMost Patriotic: 100th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 107th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 124th in the regionMost Cultured: 130th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Javokia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, works of historical fiction contain a surprising lack of historical figures.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, the government funds large training centres to turn Geese into functioning members of society.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes.
  • : Following new legislation in Javokia, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine.

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