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Largest Cheese Export Sector: 513thLargest Publishing Industry: 1,976thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,385th
The Protected Isle of
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Your life force. Our passion.
Influence
Duckspeaker
Region
Civil Rights
Excessive
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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The Vines

Population20.451 billion

CapitalAsterville
LeaderFuchsia Rose

Currencybit
AnimalLernaean hydra

The Protected Isle of The Vines is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Fuchsia Rose with a fair hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 20.451 billion Vinesfolk hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asterville. The average income tax rate is 88.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vinyl economy, worth a remarkable 3,230 trillion bits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 157,938 bits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Vines's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Fuchsia Rose to meetings with foreign heads of state, sales of pregnancy testing kits are booming, and demand for night vision goggles and boat engine mufflers has spiked. Crime is totally unknown. The Vines's national animal is the Lernaean hydra, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The Vines is ranked 4,514th in the world and 4th in Pony Realms for Most Cultured, scoring 176 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

Top
1%
Largest Cheese Export Sector: 513thLargest Publishing Industry: 1,976thMost Rebellious Youth: 2,385thMost Advanced Public Transport: 2,861stTop
5%
Least Corrupt Governments: 3,354thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,626thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,272ndMost Beautiful Environments: 4,330thMost Cultured: 4,514thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,367thHighest Food Quality: 5,525thSmartest Citizens: 5,840thHighest Economic Output: 6,497thMost Developed: 6,503rdMost Inclusive: 7,718thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 8,475thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,560thBest Weather: 8,950thHighest Poor Incomes: 8,954thLargest Welfare Programs: 9,556thMost Scientifically Advanced: 9,841stLongest Average Lifespans: 10,302ndLargest Governments: 10,658thHighest Average Tax Rates: 11,673rdMost Pacifist: 12,619thLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,243rdTop
10%
Largest Populations: 15,816thNudest: 16,402ndHealthiest Citizens: 17,245thHighest Average Incomes: 19,243rdMost Secular: 22,669thMost Subsidized Industry: 23,941stMost Politically Free: 26,019thMost Efficient Economies: 26,660thMost Extensive Civil Rights: 29,858th
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Highest Drug Use: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : The Vines's influence in Pony Realms rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : The Vines's influence in Pony Realms fell from "Duckspeaker" to "Handshaker".
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Advanced Public Transport.
  • : The Vines's influence in Pony Realms rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.
  • : The Vines was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Extensive Civil Rights.

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