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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 271stLargest Populations: 281stLargest Black Market: 319th
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Union of Love

Population45.034 billion

CapitalUnion of Love City
LeaderLeader

Currencyunion
AnimalBlack Caique

The Republic of Union of Love is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 45.034 billion Union of Loveans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union of Love City. The average income tax rate is 92.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Union of Lovean economy, worth a remarkable 7,585 trillion unions a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is an impressive 168,449 unions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, it is common to still see adults with training wheels on their bikes, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and billions of unions are being blown on orbital weapons development. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Union of Love's national animal is the Black Caique, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Union of Love is ranked 36,800th in the world and 35th in Portugal for Most Stationary, with 1,236.92953475348 days.

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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 271stLargest Populations: 281stLargest Black Market: 319thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 498thMost Advanced Public Education: 545thBest Weather: 1,396thHighest Economic Output: 1,557thMost Beautiful Environments: 1,569thMost Subsidized Industry: 2,158thMost Corrupt Governments: 2,574thTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 3,342ndMost Influential: 3,637thMost Developed: 4,832ndMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,854thLowest Crime Rates: 6,149thMost Advanced Public Transport: 7,044thLongest Average Lifespans: 7,279thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,376thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,855thHighest Average Tax Rates: 8,169thSmartest Citizens: 8,670thMost Efficient Economies: 9,485thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 9,742ndMost Patriotic: 10,306thMost Devout: 10,743rdLargest Governments: 13,036thMost Armed: 13,242ndTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 16,387thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 21,742nd
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Largest Populations: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionTop
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Most Advanced Law Enforcement: 2nd in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 4th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 4th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 5th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 5th in the regionMost Devout: 7th in the regionMost Armed: 7th in the regionBest Weather: 7th in the regionTop
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 8th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 8th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 9th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 10th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 10th in the regionMost Authoritarian: 11th in the regionMost Patriotic: 11th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 11th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 12th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12th in the regionMost Developed: 13th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 14th in the regionMost Conservative: 15th in the regionMost Influential: 15th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, billions of unions are being blown on orbital weapons development.
  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare.
  • : Union of Love voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Statistical Data Practice".
  • : Union of Love was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Authoritarian.
  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, it is common to still see adults with training wheels on their bikes.
  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, Leader's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army.
  • : Union of Love voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Commend Yohannes"".
  • : Union of Love voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Ban on Sexual Abuse of Animals".
  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, the ban on cars has been repealed.
  • : Following new legislation in Union of Love, marine biology students are shocked to discover that a whale is a mammal.

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