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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,116thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,153rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,443rd
The Robo Orangugrump of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Conservative Democracy
Perhaps Night is So Dark Because Day is Much Too Bright
Geoff
Influence
Nipper
Civil Rights
Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Papercuts and Skittles

Population18.838 billion

CapitalNew Brunswick
LeaderGeoff

CurrencySkit
AnimalPapercut

The Robo Orangugrump of Papercuts and Skittles is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Geoff with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 18.838 billion Paps are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Brunswick. The average income tax rate is 38.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skittlesian economy, worth a remarkable 5,397 trillion Skits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 286,534 Skits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site, the military has gone fission for more funding, and for some reason the census focuses on daily banana ingestion and hourly quip rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Papercuts and Skittles's national animal is the Papercut, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Papercuts and Skittles is ranked 8,583rd in the world and 134th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 104.04 law-abiding acts per hour.

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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 1,116thLargest Insurance Industry: 1,153rdLargest Information Technology Sector: 2,443rdTop
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Smartest Citizens: 4,191stLargest Mining Sector: 4,239thLargest Agricultural Sector: 4,680thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 5,492ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 6,195thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 6,893rdLargest Publishing Industry: 7,080thMost Corrupt Governments: 7,401stLargest Retail Industry: 8,396thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 8,405thLowest Crime Rates: 8,583rdMost Secular: 8,624thLargest Governments: 10,742ndLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14,874thTop
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Most Politically Apathetic Citizens: 16,501stLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 16,580thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 17,526thLargest Populations: 18,247thMost Efficient Economies: 18,704thMost Advanced Public Transport: 18,915thLargest Gambling Industry: 18,916thLongest Average Lifespans: 23,037th
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Largest Furniture Restoration Industry: 12th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 14th in the regionTop
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Largest Information Technology Sector: 46th in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 48th in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 53rd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 56th in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 69th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 76th in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 83rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 99th in the regionLargest Retail Industry: 109th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 118th in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 120th in the regionLargest Populations: 124th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 134th in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 135th in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 136th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 138th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 159th in the regionLargest Governments: 164th in the regionTop
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Most Efficient Economies: 204th in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 225th in the regionRudest Citizens: 229th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 247th in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 279th in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 290th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 373rd in the region

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