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Most Valuable International Artwork: 1,858thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 5,924thMost Advanced Public Transport: 10,578th
The Loving Couple of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
Lumity
Influence
Powerbroker
Civil Rights
Few
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
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One TruePairing

Population10.137 billion

CapitalGravesfield
LeaderJacob Hopkins
FaithCards

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The Loving Couple of One TruePairing is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Jacob Hopkins with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 10.137 billion One TruePairingians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gravesfield. The average income tax rate is 75.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient One TruePairingian economy, worth a remarkable 1,273 trillion snails a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 125,652 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Airship use has soared while property values beneath their routes have plummeted, religious education is a new government priority, the people have taken "Hail Jacob Hopkins" as an invitation to lob rocks, and the word "sexagenarian" has taken on a whole new meaning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. One TruePairing's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.

One TruePairing is ranked 298,732nd in the world and 15th in The Conservative Democracies for Safest, scoring 16.38 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.

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Largest Retail Industry: 17,835thLargest Black Market: 18,799thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 21,304thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 21,752ndMost Subsidized Industry: 22,751stMost Advanced Public Education: 23,895thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 23,933rdHighest Average Tax Rates: 24,650thMost Inclusive: 24,707thMost Developed: 26,507thMost Stationary: 27,369thMost Influential: 27,931stLargest Governments: 29,329thHighest Economic Output: 29,682ndLargest Publishing Industry: 29,745thLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 30,195thMost Efficient Economies: 31,481stMost Patriotic: 31,664thHighest Poor Incomes: 31,814th
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Most Eco-Friendly Governments: 1st in the regionMost Income Equality: 1st in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 1st in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 1st in the regionMost Stationary: 1st in the region

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  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Poor Incomes and Most Efficient Economies.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Highest Economic Output.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Patriotic.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Stationary.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Most Efficient Economies, Largest Publishing Industry, Highest Poor Incomes, and Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector.
  • : One TruePairing was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector and Largest Publishing Industry.

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