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Nudest: 568thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,988thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,132nd
The No Love Without Pain of
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy
Nobody should suffer while others live in excess.
Madam Victoria
Influence
Page
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Powerhouse
Political Freedom
Good

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Thousand Branches

Population5.232 billion

CapitalAshas
LeaderMadam Victoria
FaithUnishiss

CurrencyPeti
AnimalBumblebee

The No Love Without Pain of Thousand Branches is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Madam Victoria with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 5.232 billion Branchians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Welfare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ashas. The average income tax rate is 77.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Thousand Branchesian economy, worth 367 trillion Petis a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 70,248 Petis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations, classes are regularly interrupted by drunken children, vital infrastructure development is on hold because of 'nature and stuff', and the government is giving peace a chance. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Thousand Branches's national animal is the Bumblebee, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Unishiss.

Thousand Branches is ranked 31,751st in the world and 51st in International Democratic Union for Most Cultured, scoring 79 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Nudest: 568thLargest Welfare Programs: 1,988thTop
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Highest Foreign Aid Spending: 3,132ndMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,207thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,811thMost Advanced Public Transport: 4,354thMost Valuable International Artwork: 5,254thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 8,827thMost Rebellious Youth: 9,318thMost Pacifist: 10,296thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 10,920thMost Compassionate Citizens: 11,005thBest Weather: 11,617thNicest Citizens: 11,724thMost Beautiful Environments: 13,682ndLongest Average Lifespans: 13,719thMost Inclusive: 14,569thTop
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Most Primitive: 15,604thMost Advanced Public Education: 17,631stMost Subsidized Industry: 17,805thHighest Food Quality: 19,287thHighest Average Tax Rates: 22,117thLargest Black Market: 28,087thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 28,101stMost Devout: 28,252nd
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Nudest: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 3rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 4th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4th in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 8th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 9th in the regionMost Average: 9th in the region

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Endorsements Received: 7 » Sanctaria, Grellania, Haesan, Stefflandia, Taberland, Gardavasque, and Sunemia.

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