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Largest Publishing Industry: 113thMost Advanced Public Education: 900thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,406th
The Colony of
Scandinavian Liberal Paradise Normal
For the good of life and liberty
Influence
Duckspeaker
Region
Civil Rights
Superb
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Good

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Iridae

Population29.818 billion

CapitalIridae City
LeaderHigh Mistress Sappharina
FaithThe Seekers of the Sapphire Goddess

CurrencyOpal
AnimalLionfish

The Colony of Iridae is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by High Mistress Sappharina with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 29.818 billion Iridaeans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government is primarily concerned with Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iridae City. The average income tax rate is 78.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Iridaean economy, worth a remarkable 4,283 trillion Opals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Gambling. 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 impressive 143,669 Opals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Iridaeans, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and Iridaeans suffer not the eggplant emoji to live. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Iridae's national animal is the Lionfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Seekers of the Sapphire Goddess.

Iridae is ranked 78,866th in the world and 5th in East Pacific for Most Stationary, with 613.10226039208 days.

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Largest Publishing Industry: 113thMost Advanced Public Education: 900thMost Rebellious Youth: 1,406thLargest Black Market: 2,701stTop
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Highest Crime Rates: 3,194thMost Developed: 4,181stHighest Economic Output: 4,267thSmartest Citizens: 4,298thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,462ndLargest Populations: 4,523rdMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 4,633rdMost Avoided: 4,854thLargest Welfare Programs: 5,779thLeast Corrupt Governments: 7,124thMost Inclusive: 7,848thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 9,075thHighest Poor Incomes: 10,159thHighest Food Quality: 10,536thMost Cultured: 10,955thMost Beautiful Environments: 13,445thNudest: 13,809thMost Devout: 14,174thTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 17,470thHighest Average Tax Rates: 20,362ndLongest Average Lifespans: 20,543rdLargest Governments: 22,774thHighest Average Incomes: 24,705thMost Scientifically Advanced: 27,542ndMost Income Equality: 28,593rdHighest Drug Use: 28,945th
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Most Devout: 1st in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 1st in the regionRudest Citizens: 1st in the regionMost Avoided: 1st in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 1st in the regionHighest Economic Output: 1st in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 1st in the regionMost Inclusive: 1st in the regionHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 1st in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 1st in the regionMost Cultured: 1st in the regionLeast Corrupt Governments: 1st in the regionMost Developed: 1st in the regionHighest Drug Use: 1st in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 1st in the regionHighest Food Quality: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 1st in the regionSmartest Citizens: 1st in the regionNudest: 1st in the regionLargest Populations: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Iridae, Iridaeans suffer not the eggplant emoji to live.
  • : Iridae's influence in East Pacific rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Iridae's influence in East Pacific fell from "Duckspeaker" to "Handshaker".
  • : Iridae's influence in East Pacific rose from "Handshaker" to "Duckspeaker".
  • : Iridae was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Highest Crime Rates.
  • : Following new legislation in Iridae, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables.
  • : Following new legislation in Iridae, the nation has nearly as many history museums as Iridaeans.
  • : Following new legislation in Iridae, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume.
  • : Iridae was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Drug Use.
  • : Following new legislation in Iridae, atheists on vacation find The Seekers of the Sapphire Goddess's scriptures make useful doorstops.

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