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Most Rebellious Youth: 2,125thMost Cheerful Citizens: 4,306thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,369th
The Independent State of
Iron Fist Consumerists Imperialist Pig Dog Oppressors
Fa'avae i le Atua Sāmoa
Influence
Enforcer
Civil Rights
Outlawed
Economy
Frightening
Political Freedom
Few

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Samoa

Population28.134 billion

CapitalApia
LeaderPM Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi

CurrencyTala
AnimalTurtle

The Independent State of Samoa is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by PM Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 28.134 billion Samoans 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Apia. The average income tax rate is 78.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Samoan economy, worth a remarkable 2,542 trillion Tala a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,380 Tala, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, and there's nothing more Samoan than revanchism. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Samoa's national animal is the Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Samoa is ranked 12,752nd in the world and 1st in Axis of Absurdity for Most Developed, scoring 89.19 on the Human Development Index.

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Most Rebellious Youth: 2,125thTop
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Most Cheerful Citizens: 4,306thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 4,369thLargest Black Market: 6,390thMost Conservative: 6,718thMost Advanced Public Education: 8,662ndNudest: 8,750thLargest Populations: 8,963rdNicest Citizens: 10,677thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 11,159thHighest Economic Output: 11,912thMost Developed: 12,752ndMost Compassionate Citizens: 14,709thMost Subsidized Industry: 14,991stTop
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Most Cultured: 18,261stHighest Average Tax Rates: 18,867thMost Beautiful Environments: 19,059thHighest Food Quality: 20,611thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 21,428thMost Patriotic: 22,166thMost Authoritarian: 24,708thMost Inclusive: 25,949thMost Corrupt Governments: 26,733rdSmartest Citizens: 26,947thLongest Average Lifespans: 26,989thHealthiest Citizens: 27,060thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 30,583rdMost Accessible: 30,834th

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Samoa's influence in Axis of Absurdity rose from "Dealmaker" to "Enforcer".
  • : Samoa was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Subsidized Industry and the Top 10% for Most Accessible and Most Extensive Public Healthcare.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, there's nothing more Samoan than revanchism.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs.
  • : Following new legislation in Samoa, parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills.

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