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The Rogue Nation of
Father Knows Best State Suspiciously Conservative Democracy
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Economy
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Something Dumb

Population23.158 billion

CapitalSomething Dumb City
LeaderiKINGCAKE
FaithDumbness

CurrencyMuffin
AnimalDragon

The Rogue Nation of Something Dumb is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by iKINGCAKE with an iron fist, and renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, ban on automobiles, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 23.158 billion Dumbians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Something Dumb City. The average income tax rate is 99.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Dumbian economy, worth a remarkable 5,675 trillion Muffins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 245,090 Muffins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Artists are pillars of society, shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and public caravans smell like litter boxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Something Dumb's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Dumbness.

Something Dumb is ranked 243,858th in the world and 1st in Yarnia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -6.03 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.

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Most Extensive Public Healthcare: 214thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 414thMost Advanced Public Transport: 813thMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 985thMost Subsidized Industry: 1,004thMost Advanced Public Education: 1,111thMost Advanced Defense Forces: 1,122ndHighest Average Tax Rates: 1,383rdLargest Black Market: 1,696thBest Weather: 1,868thHighest Foreign Aid Spending: 2,075thMost Beautiful Environments: 2,135thLargest Governments: 2,177thLowest Crime Rates: 3,130thTop
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Highest Economic Output: 3,581stMost Efficient Economies: 3,582ndMost Stationary: 3,723rdLargest Furniture Restoration Industry: 4,136thMost Corrupt Governments: 4,180thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 4,898thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 5,097thHealthiest Citizens: 6,090thHighest Average Incomes: 6,740thMost Influential: 7,564thHighest Poor Incomes: 7,999thSmartest Citizens: 9,761stNudest: 10,506thMost Valuable International Artwork: 11,654thLargest Populations: 14,732ndTop
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Largest Publishing Industry: 17,867thLargest Information Technology Sector: 18,875thHighest Wealthy Incomes: 19,567thMost Developed: 24,594thMost Patriotic: 25,342ndHighest Food Quality: 27,679thLargest Welfare Programs: 28,408thMost World Assembly Endorsements: 30,795th
No WA voting rights.

Endorsements Received: None.

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, public caravans smell like litter boxes.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, shoving people into lockers qualifies you for a ministerial position.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, artists are pillars of society.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, enthusiasm for abstract art has gone up in smoke.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, foreign nations often blame poverty and terrorism on Dumbian selfishness.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, the golden rule is to never let an economic crisis go to waste.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, every conceivable scenic location has been completely booked by couples desperate to marry.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, folk are absolutely certain that you can never be absolutely certain.
  • : Following new legislation in Something Dumb, student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come.

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