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Most Primitive: 398thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,199thMost Devout: 3,147th
The Chestnut Blooms of
Psychotic Dictatorship
L'épine dorsale du heaven, le cœur des montagnes
Influence
Negotiator
The Maker of the Polls
Civil Rights
Unheard Of
Economy
Very Strong
Political Freedom
Unheard Of

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Yellowgrass Creek

Population4.437 billion

CapitalSinking Deer Ranch
FaithIsolee

CurrencyIsolan Dollar
AnimalHermit Thrush

The Chestnut Blooms of Yellowgrass Creek is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.437 billion Isolans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Environment, although Administration, Spirituality, and Education are also considered important, while Defense isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sinking Deer Ranch. The average income tax rate is 89.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Yellowgrass Creekian economy, worth 281 trillion Isolan Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Basket Weaving industry. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 63,419 Isolan Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Those who sing the national anthem off-key have the key thrown away, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, and ersatz chicken has left the nation's citizens with a bad taste in their mouths. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yellowgrass Creek's national animal is the Hermit Thrush, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Isolee.

Yellowgrass Creek is ranked 2,199th in the world and 1st in F7 Cliches and Community for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 11,723.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

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Most Primitive: 398thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 2,199thMost Devout: 3,147thTop
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Best Weather: 3,610thMost Ignorant Citizens: 4,253rdMost Beautiful Environments: 5,261stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 5,638thMost Authoritarian: 6,153rdMost Pacifist: 7,464thMost Income Equality: 8,528thHighest Average Tax Rates: 10,400thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 11,053rdMost Advanced Public Transport: 13,176thMost Compassionate Citizens: 13,375thNicest Citizens: 13,630thMost Cultured: 14,654thTop
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Largest Welfare Programs: 16,483rdHighest Food Quality: 21,301stLongest Average Lifespans: 22,466thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 24,179thMost Valuable International Artwork: 24,364thMost Advanced Public Education: 24,800thLowest Crime Rates: 24,802ndMost Corrupt Governments: 26,476thMost Conservative: 27,793rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 31,205th
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 1st in the regionTop
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Highest Average Tax Rates: 2nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 2nd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2nd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Pacifist: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 3rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 3rd in the region

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