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Largest Welfare Programs: 3rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3rdMost Primitive: 8th
The Webcomic RolePlaying Game of
Authoritarian Democracy Mouth-Breathing Creationists
Jar Jar, you're a genius!
First Cheddar Monk Qui-Gon Jim
Influence
Shoeshiner
Region
Civil Rights
Rare
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Some

Overview Dispatches Policies People Government Economy Rank Trend Cards

Darths and Droids

Population16.651 billion

CapitalTheed
LeaderFirst Cheddar Monk Qui-Gon Jim
FaithDice Rolling

CurrencyLost Orb of Phanatacoria
AnimalSummon Bigger Fish

The Webcomic RolePlaying Game of Darths and Droids is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by First Cheddar Monk Qui-Gon Jim with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, rampant corporate plagiarism, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 16.651 billion Cheddar Monks are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it prioritizes Administration, although Environment, Welfare, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Defense receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Theed. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cheddar economy, worth a remarkable 5,841 trillion Lost Orbs of Phanatacoria 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, extremely specialized black market in Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 350,791 Lost Orbs of Phanatacoria, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks, turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, and people have to sneak out of the country in order to have sex. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Darths and Droids's national animal is the Summon Bigger Fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Dice Rolling.

Darths and Droids is ranked 315,877th in the world and 3,554th in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.16 flags saluted per person per day.

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Largest Welfare Programs: 3rdHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 3rdMost Primitive: 8thHighest Drug Use: 10thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 10thMost Devout: 18thMost Ignorant Citizens: 26thBest Weather: 58thMost Inclusive: 101stMost Beautiful Environments: 109thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 134thMost Pacifist: 269thHighest Food Quality: 275thMost Compassionate Citizens: 288thHighest Average Tax Rates: 359thMost Subsidized Industry: 363rdNicest Citizens: 399thMost Advanced Public Transport: 422ndLargest Black Market: 433rdMost Rebellious Youth: 484thLargest Governments: 658thMost Cultured: 1,063rdHighest Average Incomes: 1,809thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 1,879thMost Efficient Economies: 2,115thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 2,687thHighest Economic Output: 2,690thTop
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Most Corrupt Governments: 3,534thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3,607thHighest Crime Rates: 3,714thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 4,560thHighest Poor Incomes: 5,315thLongest Average Lifespans: 5,447thNudest: 11,464thTop
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Most Valuable International Artwork: 21,851stLargest Populations: 25,264thMost Influential: 30,813th
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Largest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Primitive: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionMost Ignorant Citizens: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Devout: 1st in the regionBest Weather: 2nd in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 3rd in the regionMost Inclusive: 4th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 4th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4th in the regionMost Pacifist: 4th in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 5th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 6th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 6th in the regionHighest Food Quality: 9th in the regionNicest Citizens: 10th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 13th in the regionLargest Black Market: 14th in the regionMost Cultured: 22nd in the regionLargest Governments: 23rd in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 27th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 33rd in the regionTop
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Largest Basket Weaving Sector: 36th in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 44th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 46th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 48th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 50th in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 50th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 52nd in the regionNudest: 74th in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 120th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 143rd in the regionLargest Populations: 165th in the regionTop
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Most Stationary: 290th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 338th in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, people have to sneak out of the country in order to have sex.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, turning the other cheek is accompanied by a polite letter of complaint.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, citizens are encouraged to show displeasure with politicians by poking them with sharp metal sticks.
  • : Darths and Droids lodged a message on the The Pacific Regional Message Board.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, museum employees look down on short people.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, the sound of wooden legs echo throughout Darths and Droids after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, fireworks and other big bangs are forbidden during the newest public holiday.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order.
  • : Following new legislation in Darths and Droids, weather reports simply advise Cheddar Monks to 'look outside'.

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