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The Smartest Citizens in Baizou Jima

The World Census eavesdropped on conversations in coffee shops, on campuses, and around cinemas in order to determine which nations have the most quick-witted, insightful, and knowledgeable citizens.

	Nation	WA Category	Motto
1.	The Tangled Policymaking Chimera of Baizou	Liberal Democratic Socialists	“Checks and imbalances.”
2.	The Kingdom of Great Basin Kingdom	Democratic Socialists	“Maybe I'm paranoid, but I want to prevent impersonation”
3.	The Aristarchic Theodemocracy of The Great Basin Kingdom	Scandinavian Liberal Paradise	“We are God’s constitution, and the Lord is our God.”
4.	The Urban Enclave of Little Basin	Democratic Socialists	“How shall we sing the Gods’ song in a strange land?”
5.	The Manor of Misselthwaite	Democratic Socialists	“The gardens are lonely…”
6.	The London Finishing School of The Select Seminary for Young Ladies	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“A clever child is a great treasure.”
7.	The United States of Gilded Age America	Free-Market Paradise	“E Pluribus Unum”
8.	The City of Philip of Second Philippians	Right-wing Utopia	“Work while alive; you can sleep when you die.”
9.	The Independent Lecture Hall of Classroom 3-B	Inoffensive Centrist Democracy	“Rah-rah! Sis boom bah! For the Revolution, one and all!”
10.	The Royal Investment Opportunity of The English White Elephant Company	Iron Fist Consumerists	“A king, bishop, shaman, & banker all walk into a treaty”