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Largest Information Technology Sector: 2,888thMost Rebellious Youth: 3,115thMost Scientifically Advanced: 3,983rd
The Autonomous Community of
Left-wing Utopia Utopia
ˇViva la gente!
Influence
Apprentice
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Superb

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Ballzia

Population18.244 billion

CapitalAlcázar
LeaderDave

Currencypeso
AnimalSalamander

The Autonomous Community of Ballzia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Dave with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic, humorless population of 18.244 billion Ballzians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alcázar. The average income tax rate is 85.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ballzian economy, worth a remarkable 2,968 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 162,707 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Jennifer Government is a bestseller, in coastal waters there are fifteen salvage divers per dead man's chest (yo ho ho), the nation's smallest Salamanderball teams trade draft picks for a free lunch, and stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence. Crime is totally unknown. Ballzia's national animal is the Salamander, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ballzia is ranked 14,201st in the world and 62nd in United Kingdom for Most Cultured, scoring 103 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Information Technology Sector: 2,888thTop
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Most Rebellious Youth: 3,115thMost Scientifically Advanced: 3,983rdMost Developed: 4,369thLeast Corrupt Governments: 4,463rdSmartest Citizens: 4,785thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,909thMost Beautiful Environments: 5,511thMost Influential: 6,282ndHighest Poor Incomes: 6,332ndMost Advanced Public Education: 6,494thMost Inclusive: 6,854thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 7,125thHighest Economic Output: 7,343rdLongest Average Lifespans: 7,942ndHighest Food Quality: 8,252ndMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 8,883rdMost Secular: 9,142ndHealthiest Citizens: 10,301stBest Weather: 11,037thMost Advanced Public Transport: 12,064thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 12,123rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 13,702ndLargest Governments: 13,881stMost Cultured: 14,201stLargest Publishing Industry: 14,481stTop
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Highest Average Incomes: 17,829thMost Armed: 18,150thNudest: 18,470thLargest Populations: 19,101stMost Income Equality: 19,298thMost Efficient Economies: 25,936thLargest Welfare Programs: 29,793rd
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Least Corrupt Governments: 7th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 7th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 7th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 13th in the regionMost Developed: 14th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 15th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 16th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 16th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 17th in the regionNudest: 17th in the regionMost Income Equality: 18th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 22nd in the regionTop
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Most Secular: 23rd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 23rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 26th in the regionMost Armed: 26th in the regionLargest Populations: 27th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 29th in the regionBest Weather: 31st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 32nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 33rd in the regionMost Influential: 37th in the regionMost Extensive Civil Rights: 39th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 40th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 41st in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 42nd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Ballzia was endorsed by The Democratic Republic of MarcAntonique.
  • : Ballzia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Promoting Ethnic and Cultural Equality".
  • : Ballzia's influence in United Kingdom rose from "Squire" to "Apprentice".
  • : Ballzia was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Rebellious Youth.
  • : Ballzia voted for the World Assembly Resolution "A Celebration of Exceptional Rarity".
  • : Ballzia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Food and Drug Standards"".
  • : Ballzia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "On the supremacy of the Potato"".
  • : Ballzia voted for the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sophisticated Investors Protocol"".
  • : Ballzia voted against the World Assembly Resolution "Repeal "Sophisticated Investors Protocol"".
  • : Ballzia was endorsed by The Empire of Ebonnium.

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