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Largest Gambling Industry: 15,324th
The Nomadic Peoples of
New York Times Democracy Corporate-Dominated Sham Democracy
Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets
Influence
Enforcer
Civil Rights
Good
Economy
Strong
Political Freedom
Superb

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Visiting Strange Worlds

Population4.521 billion

CurrencyGalactic Credit Standard
AnimalSpace Dolphin

The Nomadic Peoples of Visiting Strange Worlds is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, prohibition of alcohol, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.521 billion Visiting Strange Worldsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government prioritizes Law & Order, with Administration, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.5%.

The strong Visiting Strange Worldsian economy, worth 244 trillion Galactic Credit Standards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 54,122 Galactic Credit Standards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 163,415 per year while the poor average 13,963, a ratio of 11.7 to 1.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, and lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences". Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Visiting Strange Worlds's national animal is the Space Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Visiting Strange Worlds is ranked 268,054th in the world and 9th in Celestial Frontiers for Most Cultured, scoring 60 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.

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Largest Gambling Industry: 15,324th
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Best Weather: 1st in the regionMost Advanced Law Enforcement: 1st in the regionMost Beautiful Environments: 1st in the regionLongest Average Lifespans: 1st in the region

National Happenings

Most Recent Government Activity:

  • : Visiting Strange Worlds was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences".
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry.
  • : Visiting Strange Worlds was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Largest Gambling Industry.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws.
  • : Following new legislation in Visiting Strange Worlds, eating kids as food has been enshrined in law.

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