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Most Influential: 941stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,055thLargest Black Market: 2,315th
The Land of
Father Knows Best State
For the King, the Law and the People
Influence
Handshaker
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Townside

Population13.89 billion

CapitalTown Beside the Sea
LeaderKing Charles III
FaithChurch of Townside

CurrencyTownsider Pound
AnimalEnfield

The Land of Townside is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Charles III with an iron fist, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 13.89 billion Townsiders 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 medium-sized, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Town Beside the Sea. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Townside economy, worth a remarkable 3,602 trillion Townsider Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 259,325 Townsider Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Townside Blood Tithe, dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, and election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Townside's national animal is the Enfield, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Townside.

Townside is ranked 13,304th in the world and 34th in The Western Isles for Lowest Crime Rates, with 95.72 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Most Influential: 941stMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,055thLargest Black Market: 2,315thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 2,488thTop
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Largest Manufacturing Sector: 3,322ndHighest Average Incomes: 4,713thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 5,074thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 5,256thHighest Economic Output: 5,549thHighest Poor Incomes: 5,781stRudest Citizens: 6,929thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7,096thLargest Retail Industry: 7,171stLargest Governments: 7,248thMost Corrupt Governments: 8,172ndLargest Information Technology Sector: 9,807thMost Stationary: 10,002ndLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,105thMost Patriotic: 10,210thHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,679thMost Developed: 11,111thMost Beautiful Environments: 11,244thLongest Average Lifespans: 11,303rdMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 11,414thMost Efficient Economies: 12,864thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 13,151stLowest Crime Rates: 13,304thMost Scientifically Advanced: 13,629thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 13,681stMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 13,910thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,327thSmartest Citizens: 14,826thMost Advanced Public Education: 14,940thTop
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Most Secular: 15,943rdLargest Publishing Industry: 18,467thMost Advanced Public Transport: 22,346thBest Weather: 24,063rdMost Cultured: 27,581stLargest Populations: 29,327th
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Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionLargest Black Market: 5th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 9th in the regionTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 10th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 10th in the regionMost Patriotic: 11th in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 11th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 12th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 13th in the regionRudest Citizens: 14th in the regionMost Influential: 15th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 16th in the regionMost Stationary: 16th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 16th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Townside was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Advanced Public Education and Smartest Citizens.
  • : Townside was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Populations.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, dozens of additional foreign policy specialists have been sent to the country's WA Mission.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Townside Blood Tithe.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, the military will start wars with other nations on a lark.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, the nation turns a blind eye to human rights abuses in its quest for athletic supremacy.
  • : Following new legislation in Townside, military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft.

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