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Largest Welfare Programs: 2,370thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,291stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 4,314th
The Olympian Adherents of
Corrupt Dictatorship
Wine and children speak the truth
Influence
Squire
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Rare

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Omphalos

Population6.032 billion

CapitalRealm of Rheia
LeaderHera Pambasileia
FaithReformed Greek polytheism

Currencydrachma
Animalpeacock

The Olympian Adherents of Omphalos is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Hera Pambasileia with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, soft-spoken computers, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 6.032 billion Omphalosians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Realm of Rheia. The average income tax rate is 92.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Omphalosian economy, worth 664 trillion drachmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 110,213 drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Heart attack victims are thrown onto the rails, children's TV shows are having a gay old time, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, and streakers swamp all public events in order to bare it all. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Omphalos's national animal is the peacock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Reformed Greek polytheism.

Omphalos is ranked 4,291st in the world and 75th in the West Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 2,942.67 on the Clooney Contribution Index.

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Largest Welfare Programs: 2,370thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 4,291stMost World Assembly Endorsements: 4,314thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,318thMost Cheerful Citizens: 4,423rdBest Weather: 4,538thNicest Citizens: 4,680thMost Pacifist: 4,749thMost Compassionate Citizens: 4,853rdMost Influential: 4,974thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 5,252ndMost Beautiful Environments: 5,849thMost Inclusive: 6,342ndHighest Food Quality: 7,005thLongest Average Lifespans: 7,429thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 7,750thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 7,996thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,056thMost Cultured: 8,606thMost Advanced Public Education: 9,567thHealthiest Citizens: 9,689thLowest Crime Rates: 12,879thLargest Governments: 13,777thTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 14,776thMost Advanced Public Transport: 14,883rdSmartest Citizens: 14,937thMost Devout: 15,087thHighest Poor Incomes: 16,518thMost Income Equality: 16,766thSafest: 21,033rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 26,303rd
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Largest Welfare Programs: 37th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 71st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 75th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 77th in the regionBest Weather: 82nd in the regionNicest Citizens: 86th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 89th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 91st in the regionMost Devout: 107th in the regionMost Pacifist: 109th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 112th in the regionMost Inclusive: 115th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 124th in the regionMost Influential: 126th in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 129th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 130th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 130th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 131st in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 140th in the regionMost Cultured: 141st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 150th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 163rd in the regionTop
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Lowest Crime Rates: 188th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 200th in the regionLargest Governments: 202nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 244th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 246th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 248th in the regionMost Income Equality: 281st in the regionMost Stationary: 304th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 346th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Omphalos voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Commend Outer Sparta".
  • : Omphalos voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences without Parole".
  • : Omphalos endorsed The Cyberocracy of Kisovec.
  • : Omphalos was endorsed by The Cyberocracy of Kisovec.
  • : Following new legislation in Omphalos, streakers swamp all public events in order to bare it all.
  • : Following new legislation in Omphalos, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them.
  • : Following new legislation in Omphalos, children's TV shows are having a gay old time.
  • : Omphalos voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".
  • : Omphalos voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Injunct Realm of the Whispering Winds"".
  • : Omphalos voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sustainable Forest Management"".

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