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Most Advanced Public Transport: 1,132ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,452ndMost Advanced Public Education: 2,461st
The Free Lands of
Liberal Democratic Socialists
The trick the father has, the son has.
Influence
Eminence Grise
Governor
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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The Selkie

Population20.625 billion

CapitalElder Castle in Fortham
Leaderthe Elder Council
FaithSelkie-Paganism

CurrencyGil
AnimalHorse

The Free Lands of The Selkie is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Elder Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 20.625 billion Selkies love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Welfare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elder Castle in Fortham. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient a Selkie economy, worth a remarkable 2,721 trillion Gils 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 mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 131,972 Gils, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kissing cousins produce the heartiest babies, the price of freedom is about half a million Gils, policy reversals are more often graceful demi-détournés than u-turns, and skateparks can be found in every city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Selkie's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Selkie-Paganism.

The Selkie is ranked 4,112th in the world and 7th in The Strategic and Economic Alliance for Most Cultured, scoring 185 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Most Advanced Public Transport: 1,132ndHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,452ndMost Advanced Public Education: 2,461stMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,520thLargest Welfare Programs: 2,663rdTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 3,161stMost Cheerful Citizens: 3,326thMost Rebellious Youth: 3,717thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,104thMost Cultured: 4,112thMost Beautiful Environments: 4,526thBest Weather: 4,739thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,889thNicest Citizens: 5,465thMost Developed: 5,475thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,675thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,682ndHealthiest Citizens: 5,763rdLeast Corrupt Governments: 5,870thHighest Food Quality: 6,201stMost Compassionate Citizens: 6,240thLargest Governments: 6,468thMost Pacifist: 6,946thHighest Economic Output: 8,225thSmartest Citizens: 8,734thSafest: 9,893rdMost Stationary: 11,844thMost Influential: 12,376thMost Inclusive: 12,489thHighest Poor Incomes: 12,923rdLowest Crime Rates: 13,643rdTop
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Largest Populations: 15,477thMost Scientifically Advanced: 18,490thMost Subsidized Industry: 20,841stHighest Average Incomes: 29,826th
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Most Influential: 1st in the regionMost Stationary: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 2nd in the regionHighest Drug Use: 2nd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 2nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2nd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2nd in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 2nd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 2nd in the region

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