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Best Weather: 2,246thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,263rdLongest Average Lifespans: 2,651st
The Imperial City and Hinterland of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Conservative Democracy
Et Familiaris Imperatoris
Influence
Squire
Region
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Rare

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Perchan

Population16.935 billion

CapitalImperial City of Perchan
LeaderKaiser-Meister Grimald von Barschan
FaithPerchanian Reformation Church

CurrencyImperial Perchmark
AnimalPerchanian Bear

The Imperial City and Hinterland of Perchan is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Kaiser-Meister Grimald von Barschan with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and strictly enforced bedtime. The compassionate, cynical population of 16.935 billion Perchanians 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 enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City of Perchan. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Perchanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,895 trillion Imperial Perchmarks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 170,981 Imperial Perchmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Feeling like a winner comes at a price, loudmouthed journalists are given the chop, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and surgical tape has taken on a distinctly red color. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perchan's national animal is the Perchanian Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Perchanian Reformation Church.

Perchan is ranked 6,172nd in the world and 297th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 150 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Best Weather: 2,246thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 2,263rdLongest Average Lifespans: 2,651stMost Beautiful Environments: 2,933rdMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 2,937thTop
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Most Advanced Public Transport: 3,121stHealthiest Citizens: 3,124thMost Developed: 3,668thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 3,792ndLowest Crime Rates: 3,987thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 4,167thMost Advanced Public Education: 4,246thHighest Average Tax Rates: 4,342ndMost Influential: 4,484thLargest Welfare Programs: 4,496thLargest Governments: 4,954thMost Cultured: 6,172ndSmartest Citizens: 6,475thMost Cheerful Citizens: 6,634thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,075thMost Scientifically Advanced: 7,226thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 7,583rdHighest Economic Output: 7,594thMost Efficient Economies: 8,188thHighest Food Quality: 8,739thMost Subsidized Industry: 12,591stLargest Information Technology Sector: 13,163rdNicest Citizens: 13,206thMost Patriotic: 13,616thMost Stationary: 13,761stMost Valuable International Artwork: 15,002ndTop
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Most Compassionate Citizens: 15,568thHighest Average Incomes: 15,580thLargest Populations: 21,766thLargest Arms Manufacturing Sector: 22,661stSafest: 24,026thMost Corrupt Governments: 28,948th
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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 50th in the regionMost Influential: 79th in the regionBest Weather: 86th in the regionMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 96th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 116th in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 125th in the regionTop
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Most Beautiful Environments: 131st in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 153rd in the regionMost Developed: 173rd in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 207th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 209th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 209th in the regionLowest Crime Rates: 219th in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 224th in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 227th in the regionLargest Governments: 231st in the regionMost Stationary: 250th in the regionMost Cultured: 297th in the regionSmartest Citizens: 323rd in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 332nd in the regionHighest Poor Incomes: 370th in the regionMost Efficient Economies: 378th in the regionMost Scientifically Advanced: 391st in the regionHighest Food Quality: 439th in the regionHighest Economic Output: 463rd in the regionMost Advanced Defense Forces: 606th in the regionTop
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Most Subsidized Industry: 682nd in the regionLargest Populations: 728th in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 729th in the regionNicest Citizens: 751st in the regionLargest Information Technology Sector: 788th in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 897th in the regionMost Patriotic: 1,181st in the regionHighest Average Incomes: 1,190th in the region

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