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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,521stMost Influential: 3,403rdMost Pacifist: 5,475th
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The Clockwork Multiverse

Population4.406 billion

CapitalProvidence
LeaderHigh Governess Irene

Currencybyte
Animalmechanical quantum sparrow

The Steampunk Dimension of The Clockwork Multiverse is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by High Governess Irene with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 4.406 billion Clockworkers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Providence. The average income tax rate is 75.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Multiversal economy, worth 350 trillion bytes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Basket Weaving. Average income is 79,662 bytes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police go to great efforts to seize contraband favored by politicians on the police oversight committee, the government is seen as openly hostile to all religion, contestants on The Clockwork Multiverse's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, and the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Clockwork Multiverse's national animal is the mechanical quantum sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Clockwork Multiverse is ranked 247,426th in the world and 3,218th in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.83 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.

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Most World Assembly Endorsements: 2,521stTop
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Most Influential: 3,403rdMost Pacifist: 5,475thLargest Welfare Programs: 6,147thHighest Workforce Participation Rate: 6,354thMost Secular: 7,676thMost Compassionate Citizens: 7,945thNicest Citizens: 8,089thSafest: 8,613thMost Advanced Public Transport: 9,577thMost Valuable International Artwork: 10,013thMost Inclusive: 10,576thMost Accessible: 11,937thMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 12,684thHighest Food Quality: 13,992ndMost Cheerful Citizens: 15,451stTop
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Longest Average Lifespans: 15,727thMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 17,773rdMost Advanced Public Education: 18,703rdMost Cultured: 19,296thMost Income Equality: 20,146thHealthiest Citizens: 21,259thHighest Average Tax Rates: 23,614thMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 23,860thMost Extensive Public Healthcare: 24,287th
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Highest Workforce Participation Rate: 117th in the regionMost Pacifist: 154th in the regionMost Influential: 161st in the regionMost Valuable International Artwork: 162nd in the regionMost Secular: 162nd in the regionLargest Welfare Programs: 163rd in the regionMost World Assembly Endorsements: 163rd in the regionNicest Citizens: 188th in the regionMost Advanced Public Transport: 192nd in the regionMost Compassionate Citizens: 194th in the regionTop
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Safest: 225th in the regionMost Inclusive: 233rd in the regionMost Accessible: 239th in the regionMost Politically Apathetic Citizens: 275th in the regionHealthiest Citizens: 282nd in the regionMost Eco-Friendly Governments: 284th in the regionMost Cheerful Citizens: 292nd in the regionHighest Food Quality: 317th in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 321st in the regionMost Advanced Public Education: 373rd in the regionMost Popular Tourist Destinations: 383rd in the regionMost Cultured: 394th in the regionHighest Average Tax Rates: 401st in the region

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