by Max Barry

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Pencil Sharpeners 2 was Commended by Security Council Resolution # 362
Highest Wealthy Incomes: 2ndHighest Average Incomes: 5thLargest Retail Industry: 9th
The Eternal Misfortune of
Compulsory Consumerist State Consumerist Wage Drones
Stop Reading My Motto!
Influence
Shoeshiner
Civil Rights
Below Average
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Pencil Sharpeners 2

Population18.75 billion

CapitalPandapolis
LeaderPanda Protector
FaithAmerionism

CurrencyPencil shaving
AnimalPencil

The Eternal Misfortune of Pencil Sharpeners 2 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Panda Protector with an iron fist, and remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 18.75 billion Pencil Sharpeners Twice are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pandapolis. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Pencil Sharpeners Twice economy, worth an astonishing 22,126 trillion Pencil shavings a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 1,180,057 Pencil shavings, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 10,199,724 per year while the poor average 22,309, a ratio of 457 to 1.

Possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence, the newest shade developed by Pencil Sharpeners 2's dye industry has been dubbed 'Agent Orange', golden statues of Pencils line the memorial avenues of the Funerary District, and the number of students attending university has reached a record high. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Pencil Sharpeners 2's national animal is the Pencil, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Amerionism.

Pencil Sharpeners 2 is ranked 373rd in the world and 9th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 544 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Highest Wealthy Incomes: 2ndHighest Average Incomes: 5thLargest Retail Industry: 9thMost Efficient Economies: 9thLargest Soda Pop Sector: 11thLargest Manufacturing Sector: 14thMost Subsidized Industry: 20thMost Scientifically Advanced: 25thLargest Gambling Industry: 27thMost Armed: 28thMost Corrupt Governments: 35thLargest Black Market: 38thLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 45thMost Secular: 49thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 55thFattest Citizens: 60thLargest Information Technology Sector: 61stLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 62ndLargest Cheese Export Sector: 66thMost Avoided: 67thHighest Crime Rates: 73rdLargest Mining Sector: 75thHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 87thLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 90thMost Patriotic: 90thHighest Economic Output: 93rdLargest Governments: 111thLargest Agricultural Sector: 117thLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 122ndRudest Citizens: 125thMost Rebellious Youth: 173rdMost Advanced Defense Forces: 189thSmartest Citizens: 216thLargest Insurance Industry: 241stMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 249thLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 295thMost Advanced Public Transport: 353rdLargest Publishing Industry: 371stMost Cultured: 373rdMost Advanced Public Education: 656thGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 1,020thHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,685thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 2,494thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,687thTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 3,462ndMost Valuable International Artwork: 4,842ndMost Stationary: 5,382ndMost Influential: 5,758thLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 10,765thTop
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Largest Populations: 18,384th
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Largest Retail Industry: 1st in the regionLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Cheese Export Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1st in the regionLargest Mining Sector: 1st in the regionHighest Wealthy Incomes: 1st in the regionMost Subsidized Industry: 1st in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 1st in the regionLargest Manufacturing Sector: 1st in the regionLargest Black Market: 2nd in the regionLargest Automobile Manufacturing Sector: 2nd in the regionMost Corrupt Governments: 2nd in the regionLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Agricultural Sector: 2nd in the regionLargest Gambling Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Soda Pop Sector: 2nd in the regionHighest Economic Output: 2nd in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 2nd in the regionLargest Timber Woodchipping Industry: 2nd in the regionLargest Governments: 3rd in the regionLargest Basket Weaving Sector: 3rd in the regionMost Armed: 3rd in the regionMost Avoided: 3rd in the regionMost Patriotic: 3rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 4th in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 4th in the regionFattest Citizens: 4th in the regionHighest Crime Rates: 5th in the regionLargest Pizza Delivery Sector: 5th in the regionHighest Unexpected Death Rate: 5th in the regionMost Secular: 6th in the regionLargest Insurance Industry: 6th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 6th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 7th in the regionLargest Publishing Industry: 7th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 7th in the regionMost Rebellious Youth: 8th in the regionRudest Citizens: 8th in the regionMost Cultured: 9th in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 18th in the regionGreatest Rich-Poor Divides: 20th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 33rd in the regionHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 54th in the regionTop
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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 94th in the regionMost Stationary: 110th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 147th in the regionLargest Populations: 191st in the regionLargest Trout Fishing Sector: 277th in the regionTop
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 454th in the regionMost Influential: 506th in the regionNudest: 565th in the regionMost Pro-Market: 595th in the region

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