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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,125thNudest: 2,152ndLargest Mining Sector: 2,324th
The Endless Hijinks of
Moralistic Democracy Narrow-Minded Backwoodsy Bigots
I solemnly swear I am up to no good.
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Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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A Hogwarts Prankster

Population8.991 billion

CapitalHogsmeade
LeaderOliver Brown

CurrencyGalleon
AnimalGiant Squid

The Endless Hijinks of A Hogwarts Prankster is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Oliver Brown with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.991 billion muggleborns are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hogsmeade. The average income tax rate is 41.9%.

The frighteningly efficient muggleborn economy, worth a remarkable 1,043 trillion Galleons a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Uranium Mining, Information Technology, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 116,114 Galleons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

A state-funded project is investigating whether the moon is made of cheese, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote, and Oliver Brown's new political program is often mockingly called 'Capitalism with a Bigtopian face'. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. A Hogwarts Prankster's national animal is the Giant Squid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

A Hogwarts Prankster is ranked 239,644th in the world and 12th in Hogwarts for Lowest Crime Rates, with 54.63 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1,125thNudest: 2,152ndLargest Mining Sector: 2,324thMost Ignorant Citizens: 2,425thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 2,811thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 3,421stFattest Citizens: 7,655thLargest Retail Industry: 9,046thMost Subsidized Industry: 9,881stMost Corrupt Governments: 10,024thMost Devout: 10,045thTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 20,681stMost Efficient Economies: 29,535th
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Largest Pizza Delivery Sector: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : A Hogwarts Prankster was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Unexpected Death Rate and the Top 10% for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, Oliver Brown's new political program is often mockingly called 'Capitalism with a Bigtopian face'.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, only fully-fledged members of MENSA are allowed to vote.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, a state-funded project is investigating whether the moon is made of cheese.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, liberals and conservatives try to disqualify each other's candidates on the grounds that "their ideas would never work in the real world".
  • : A Hogwarts Prankster was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Disposable Incomes.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, the moral worth of national allies is judged by their GDP.
  • : Following new legislation in A Hogwarts Prankster, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles.

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