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Pencil Sharpeners 2 was Commended by Security Council Resolution # 362
Highest Average Incomes: 5thLargest Retail Industry: 10thMost Efficient Economies: 11th
The Eternal Misfortune of
Father Knows Best State
Stop Reading My Motto!
Influence
Sprat
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Pencil Sharpeners 2

Population17.675 billion

CapitalPandapolis
LeaderPanda Protector
FaithAmerionism

CurrencyPencil shaving
AnimalPencil

The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners 2 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Panda Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, zero percent divorce rate, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 17.675 billion Pencil Sharpeners Twice 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 relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pandapolis. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Pencil Sharpeners Twice economy, worth an astonishing 20,429 trillion Pencil shavings 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. 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 a breathtaking 1,155,816 Pencil shavings, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,685,597 per year while the poor average 134,174, a ratio of 42.4 to 1.

The new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', and Panda Protector often plays real life games of Tower Defense against hordes of angry villagers. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pencil Sharpeners 2's national animal is the Pencil, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Amerionism.

Pencil Sharpeners 2 is ranked 255,439th in the world and 5,431st in the South Pacific for Most Income Equality, scoring 2.36 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.

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Highest Average Incomes: 5thLargest Retail Industry: 10thMost Efficient Economies: 11thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 12thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14thMost Subsidized Industry: 19thMost Scientifically Advanced: 24thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 27thLargest Gambling Industry: 30thMost Armed: 34thLargest Black Market: 36thMost Corrupt Governments: 37thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 42ndMost Secular: 47thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 55thLargest Information Technology Sector: 63rdFattest Citizens: 66thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 67thLargest Cheese Export Sector: 71stMost Avoided: 74thLargest Mining Sector: 77thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 92ndHighest Crime Rates: 97thMost Patriotic: 106thHighest Economic Output: 109thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 117thLargest Governments: 121stLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 124thRudest Citizens: 136thLargest Agricultural Sector: 149thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 184thMost Rebellious Youth: 223rdSmartest Citizens: 228thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 237thLargest Insurance Industry: 244thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 321stMost Advanced Public Transport: 382ndLargest Publishing Industry: 390thMost Cultured: 425thMost Advanced Public Education: 601stHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,690thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,691stTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,091stMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,144thMost Stationary: 5,555thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,638thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 11,082ndMost Influential: 13,538thTop
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Largest Populations: 18,920th
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Highest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 2nd in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Armed: 3rd in the regionMost Avoided: 4th in the regionLargest Governments: 4th in the regionMost Patriotic: 4th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 5th in the regionMost Secular: 5th in the regionFattest Citizens: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 6th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 7th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 8th in the regionRudest Citizens: 8th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 8th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 8th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 9th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 10th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 12th in the regionMost Cultured: 14th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 19th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 36th in the regionTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 58th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 90th in the regionMost Stationary: 115th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 124th in the regionLargest Populations: 191st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 195th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 207th in the regionTop
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Largest Trout Fishing Sector: 316th in the regionNudest: 472nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, Panda Protector often plays real life games of Tower Defense against hordes of angry villagers.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?".
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, it turns out you can put a price on sporting integrity.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, there's a mortuary next to every Pencil Sharpeners Twice restaurant.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles.
  • : Following new legislation in Pencil Sharpeners 2, the nation's leader is normally just referred to as "snuggle-wuggle-huggy-bear".

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