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Safest: 8,084thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,774thMost Pacifist: 13,907th
The People's Republic of
Democratic Socialists Ordinary Caring Intelligent World Citizens
From Industry, For the People
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Very Good
Economy
Reasonable
Political Freedom
Excellent

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Bargea

Population175 million

Currencyclont
Animallion

The People's Republic of Bargea is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 175 million Bargeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Bargean economy, worth 8.54 trillion clonts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 48,800 clonts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, it is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, and there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bargea's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bargea is ranked 51,441st in the world and 9th in Arborhaven for Smartest Citizens, with 41.6 quips per hour.

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Safest: 8,084thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 11,774thMost Pacifist: 13,907thTop
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 19,218thMost Inclusive: 26,050thMost Compassionate Citizens: 27,335thLargest Welfare Programs: 27,681stMost Secular: 28,221stMost Valuable International Artwork: 29,037thNicest Citizens: 29,667th
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Safest: 2nd in the regionTop
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Most Pacifist: 4th in the regionMost Inclusive: 6th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 6th in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 6th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 8th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 9th in the regionMost Secular: 9th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 10th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 11th in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 11th in the regionLargest Governments: 12th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 13th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 14th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 14th in the regionBest Weather: 14th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 14th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 15th in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 15th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 16th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 16th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 18th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 18th in the regionTop
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Nicest Citizens: 19th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 19th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 21st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 22nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 23rd in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, it is against the rules of boxing to hit above or below the belt.
  • : Bargea was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens and Nicest Citizens.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations.
  • : Following new legislation in Bargea, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard.

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