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Most Authoritarian: 6,690thMost Primitive: 8,448thMost Secular: 9,920th
The Republic of
Psychotic Dictatorship
Beautiful
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Outlawed

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Pretty Pictures

Population3.283 billion

CapitalPretty Town

CurrencyRose
AnimalFlowers

The Republic of Pretty Pictures is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.283 billion Pretty Picturesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pretty Town. The average income tax rate is 49.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Pretty Picturesian economy, worth 293 trillion Roses 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 black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. 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 89,402 Roses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, they who do not work shall not eat, and the leaders of Pretty Pictures are given the nod by their predecessors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pretty Pictures's national animal is the Flowers, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Pretty Pictures is ranked 84,611th in the world and 115th in The Funian Puppet Region for Most Stationary, with 554.6336380898 days.

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Most Authoritarian: 6,690thMost Primitive: 8,448thMost Secular: 9,920thLargest Agricultural Sector: 11,761stTop
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Most Ignorant Citizens: 16,217thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17,034thMost Conservative: 17,940thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,915thMost Patriotic: 25,528thLargest Black Market: 27,801st
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Most Authoritarian: 1st in the regionMost Extreme: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Primitive: 12th in the regionMost Secular: 16th in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 20th in the regionMost Conservative: 23rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 29th in the regionTop
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Largest Soda Pop Sector: 44th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 50th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 56th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, the leaders of Pretty Pictures are given the nod by their predecessors.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, they who do not work shall not eat.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend.
  • : Pretty Pictures was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Ignorant Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, war criminals are given full state funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, adulthood begins with the creation of an email account.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, aristocratic family trees are beginning to resemble tumbleweeds.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days.
  • : Following new legislation in Pretty Pictures, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust.

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